children Archives - Prism

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Crime, Reform & Abolition

Investigation reveals physical and sexual assault and alleged civil rights violations in Texas juvenile prisons

by Delicia A. Carmichael and Dajna Datral Brown August 9th, 2023August 10th, 2023

Two young women share their stories of being incarcerated as children in the notorious Texas juvenile justice system rife with sexual coercion and assault

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Crime, Reform & Abolition

The violence of cyclical incarceration harms families for generations

by Heather C. Jarvis August 3rd, 2023August 20th, 2023

color photograph of a Black woman wearing a bright red zip-up and black pants sits in a wheelchair and travels up a sidewalk towards the camera

Race

My decision to be child-free had nothing to do with my disability

by Vilissa Thompson June 5th, 2023June 5th, 2023

color photograph of a small outdoor protest against child labor

Economy & Workers' Rights

Employers and policymakers choose child labor over raising wages

by Michi Trota March 17th, 2023March 20th, 2023

Disabled boy wearing face mask writing while sitting on his wheelchair in class

Gender & LGBTQIA+

Hostility to children in the US helps maintain an unjust status quo

by Vilissa Thompson March 1st, 2023May 3rd, 2023

People hold signs during a rally to close immigrant detention centers.

Climate & Environment

The Biden administration may detain immigrant youth at a toxic site

by Ray Levy Uyeda August 22nd, 2022March 22nd, 2023

president joe biden wears a black suit with a white shirt and blue tie as he sits at a small wooden desk and signs the Inflation Reduction Act

Gender & LGBTQIA+

Biden signs the Inflation Reduction Act into law, reducing health care costs and raising corporate taxes

by Alexandra Martinez August 18th, 2022August 18th, 2022

Frustrated young annoyed Black woman sits on beige leather couch in a living room, tired from noisy playing children, who run around, blurred, in the background

Race

For parents with substance use disorder, advocates call for resource and support instead of family separation

by Pamela Appea July 12th, 2022May 3rd, 2023

two Black mothers sit with their daughter

Gender & LGBTQIA+

In a shifting political landscape, LGBTQ+ parents bear the costs of discrimination

by Pamela Appea May 19th, 2022May 3rd, 2023

A young asian woman with dark hair sits with her arm around her child, looking serious. The child faces away from the camera.

Crime, Reform & Abolition

In multiple states, rapists can sue their victims for parental custody

by Nayanika Guha March 22nd, 2022March 22nd, 2022