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On the 16th of December 2012, what seemed like a normal busy day of meetings, classes and assessments in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India where I was well into my fantastic
More than a week of nightly riots, spreading from Stockholm's migrant suburbs across Sweden, has kept the media blazing for days. Looking back at the coverage, this was hardly journalism's
Youth in the News | May 2013 Edition. More than 90 articles showcase which youth issues are reported and which are ignored, and paint an intricate picture of how young
Gangs are a fact of life in Chicago, drawing boundaries in a city already considered to be one of America’s most segregated. The street violence and murder rates have captured
Wansley Walters came to the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) nearly two years ago from the Miami-Dade County Juvenile Services Department. There she pushed to keep most kids in
Restorative Justice has steadily gained acceptance and demonstrated its effectiveness around the world, yet challenges remain. Often they are not directly related to the process itself, but instead arise from
The Irish Penal Reform Trust announced in May the release of Reviewing the Provision of Education for Young People in Detention, jointly written by the UNESCO Centre in Ulster, Northern
Despite the recent Supreme Court ruling in Miller v. Alabama, the United States will remain the only country in the world to sentence children to spend their lives in prison.
The issue of detaining youth who are seeking asylum is a fact that continues to haunt many minors and their families and stress resources of receiving countries across the globe.
On the 7th of August 2011, a peaceful protest in London became the ignition of four nights of riots and looting. The fires burned through English towns and cities, with
