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Jackson, Mississippi, Wants Curfew Centers to Cut Crime. Here’s What Other Cities Learned.

After a teen’s murder, city officials hope a curfew and youth centers will get kids off the street. Young people are skeptical.

Jackson • 07.09.2024

Here’s How I Use My Story to Teach Incarcerated Kids That Writing Matters

At 18, Bobby Bostic was sentenced to 241 years in prison. Now out on parole, he’s sharing the healing power of writing in juvenile detention centers.

Life Inside • 10.20.2023

Juvenile Detention Centers Face One Scandal After Another

Despite repeated efforts at reform, allegations of mistreatment mount at youth facilities across the country.

Closing Argument • 09.23.2023

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