California
Report: Amnesty International cites life sentences without parole as example. State spokesman calls allegation ‘a stretch.’
Nov. 18, 1998
World & Nation
In separate cases three years ago, Michael Harris and Walter Biggs, both of Los Angeles, were arrested and charged with robbery.
Aug. 22, 1993
A 9-year-old accused in a mobile home fire that killed 3 children and 2 adults in Illinois has been charged with five counts of first-degree murder.
Oct. 8, 2019
Growing up in a single-parent or broken home is not likely to lead to juvenile delinquency, a study by a University of Cincinnati criminal justice professor shows.
Nov. 9, 1988
Crime: Immigration, drugs are roots of rise over last three decades, study says. Cities in all states report problem.
May 30, 2001
The Supreme Court, agreeing to hear the plea of a 16-year-old sent to Oklahoma’s Death Row, said Monday that it will decide whether states may execute juveniles.
Feb. 24, 1987
Opinion
Half of L.A. County Probation Department juvenile division workers don’t come to work, and their unions resist change. The county should push forward and replace the division.
Aug. 16, 2022
In 1961, a Black 14-year-old boy was convicted of murdering a white teacher. Fifty-nine years passed before true justice was done.
Sept. 5, 2020
A teen-ager who gets pregnant usually faces at least two tough questions: Should she get an abortion and should she tell her parents?
Nov. 3, 1987
Solomon Kobrin, 85, an educator who was a pioneer in combating juvenile delinquency.
Jan. 27, 1996