juvenile crime

This week Dow Constantine, the King County executive, agreed to a debate on the Seattle Channel about the new youth jail. On Friday, activist and attorney…

Every person was born in this world with a certain purpose. Some people say you don't know your purpose until it's too late. I believe that because a lot…

Two young men created this song at the Echo Glen Children's Center, a maximum security facility in Snoqualmie, in a series of workshops with RadioActive…

King County Executive Dow Constantine is making a change he says will help the county with its effort to dramatically reduce the practice of detaining…

Vicky used to hide the knives in her home, but not because of the ex-husband who she says was abusive.She was being beaten by her 13-year-old son.“He…

When black youth enter the criminal justice system, most of the people in authority they come into contact with — social workers, lawyers, the jury — are…

Alternative sentencing programs have reduced the number of kids in King County’s juvenile jail, but they’re still disproportionately black.The county…

CHICAGO ON THE SOUTH SIDE By a young man in juvenile detention, age 15 Everybody should knowthat when I was youngerI was at school one day,I went straight…