Research from the nonprofit Human Rights for Kids shows the correlation between childhood trauma and kids who end up in adult ...

I was not born bad but rather I was ill equipped to handle my early traumas and used criminality as a coping mechanism. I did not know how to voice that I was hurting and needed help.” — Report ...

The U.S. House Oversight Committee advanced several bills that would roll back bipartisan reforms designed to protect children in the justice system. The data shows that the children in our criminal ...

New Laws Prohibit Extreme Sentencing, Bar Incarceration of Youth in Adult Prisons, and Set a Minimum Age of 12 for Prosecution ...we are creating a justice system that sees children as they are: still ...

A recent Human Rights for Kids (HRFK) study found that children tried as adults in Arkansas had an average Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) score of 5.9, with 57% experiencing physical abuse, 32% ...

Arkansas lawmakers are considering legislation to reform the state's juvenile justice system. The proposed bills aim to address childhood trauma, restore voting rights for some former youth offenders ...

Under existing law, Maryland automatically prosecutes children in the adult system for a long list of crimes—with zero assessment before filing about whether they could be rehabilitated in the ...