IA: Juvenile Justice
Adoption Day: New "Forever" Homes for More Iowa Kids
It's National Adoption Month, a chance to raise awareness about the need for permanent homes and families for kids in foster care in Iowa. In Polk …
IA Sees Worsening Racial Gap in Youth Incarceration
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Iowa has recently laid out recommendations to reduce overrepresentation of minorities in the juvenile justice system. The effort …
Report: Youth Should Not Be Behind Bars
DES MOINES, Iowa – Children should not be kept behind bars, according to a new report that examines the ineffectiveness of youth prisons in …
Spiral of Instability: The Impact of Juvenile Court Costs on Iowa Families
DES MOINES, Iowa - It's not just the consequences of their own actions that young people must face when involved in the juvenile-justice system…