“SENTENCING CHILDREN TO DIE IN PRISON”
Ian Manuel was 13-years-old when he participated in a robbery attempt in Florida, leaving the victim with a nonfatal gunshot injury. Ian turned himself in [...]
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“THE PACT”
It all started with a trip to the dentist when George Jenkins was 13. He was at the dentist's office getting braces when a pair [...]
Read More“JUVENILES DON’T BELONG IN ADULT PRISONS”
Jails and prisons are dangerous places for anybody, but especially for children and teens. Many of these institutions house vicious predators who have been locked [...]
Read More“JUVENILES DON’T BELONG IN ADULT PRISONS”
Jails and prisons are dangerous places for anybody, but especially for children and teens. Many of these institutions house vicious predators who have been locked [...]
Read More“MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT MAKES A MORE NORMAL LIFE FOR TEENS POSSIBLE”
To a stranger, Samantha Brown, 18, would look like any other teenager. The petite student is dressed in the latest gear, face covered in glitter [...]
Read More“A NATIONAL DAY OF SOCIAL ACTION FOR HEALTH CARE”
There are 9.4 million uninsured children in America today—one child in eight—and millions more are underinsured, but not enough adults are stepping up to change [...]
Read More“HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES—HOPE HAS A NEW ADDRESS”
The first time Father Gregory Boyle performed a funeral mass for one of the youths from the Pico Gardens and Aliso Village public housing projects [...]
Read More“WE MUST PAY ATTENTION TO THE RISE OF GUN VIOLENCE”
Over a 48-hour period this Memorial Day weekend, 21 people were shot in New York City, six fatally. A gunman opened fire on a crowd [...]
Read More“MOTHERS ROCKING THE PRISON CRADLE”
Many mothers who experience childbirth are coached through labor in a hospital maternity ward with supportive doctors and nurses. Their husbands may capture the birth [...]
Read More“REMEMBERING MILDRED LOVING”
In early May, Mildred Loving, a widow, grandmother and great-grandmother, quietly passed away at her home in rural Caroline County, Virginia. Yet her passing was [...]
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