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Donald Trump’s Criminal Justice Agenda Is a Front
He pardoned violent January 6 offenders and is criminalizing vulnerable immigrants.
By Scott Hechinger and Andrew Kornfeld
How Police Put Autistic People Like My Brother in Danger
Police interactions put young people like my brother at risk.
By Nancy A. Parker
It’s Legal to Execute an Innocent Person in the United States
The Supreme Court has twice ruled that it is perfectly constitutional to do so.
By Scott Hechinger
I Should Have the Right to Hug My Incarcerated Dad
The jail my dad is in got rid of in-person visits years ago.
By Maggie McDonald
The Silent Crisis Impacting Women in the United States
Women are the new face of criminalization, incarceration, and punishment.
By Bahar Mirhosseni, Chelsea Halstead, and Sandra Babcock
I Was Labeled a Teen ‘Superpredator’
I was tried as an adult for a crime I committed at the age of 15.
By Israel Garcia
Challenging the Criminalization of Trauma Survivors
This video explains the cycle of violence; how the criminal legal system further traumatizes survivors; and why non-carceral alternatives are necessary to break this cycle.
By Teen Vogue Staff
Many Teen Girls in Prison Have No Idea How Their Body Works
The girls I’ve met inside don’t know about their period, or how people get pregnant.
By Kwaneta Harris
How Copaganda Really Works
The media plays a huge role in spreading police-centered narratives.
By Teen Vogue Staff
The Child Welfare System Traumatizes Black and Brown Kids
The vast majority of kids caught up in child welfare cases are African American or Latino.
By Chanel Smith
What Is Prison Abolition and How Could It Actually Work?
Hear what abolitionists have to say.
By Teen Vogue Staff
What Does 'Restorative Justice' Actually Mean?
Our current approach to crime doesn’t work. This is an alternative.
By Teen Vogue Staff
So Many People Are in Jail Because They Can't Afford Bail
Five law students explain what’s wrong with pretrial detention.
By Alicia Virani and Bahar Mirhosseni
Before My Incarceration, I Was Just a Depressed College Student
Many women like me share similar experiences of abuse and childhood abandonment.
By Asia Johnson
We Can’t Fight Injustice Without Taking Care of Ourselves
Some jobs require us to encounter profound trauma on a regular basis.
By Chanel Smith
The Real Reasons Some Communities Have More Violence
And why more police funding won’t help.
By Teen Vogue Staff
11 Activists Share Alternatives to Prisons and Policing
“Punitive systems only create more cycles of trauma and violence.”
By Teen Vogue StaffPhotography by Nyia Sissac
Teens Often Have No Legal Representation in Juvenile Court
Despite a 1967 Supreme Court ruling that secures this fundamental right.
By HyeJi Kim