The average Tennessee child convicted of felony murder was 16 at the time of the offense, MLK50 found. Some were as young as 12 when charged.
Children & Families
Agentes de ICE dispararon 7 veces a Carlos Mendoza, inmigrante salvadoreño, durante un control de tráfico en Patterson, CA. Ahora está detenido enfrentando cargos, mientras su pareja e hija pequeña enfrentan su ausencia.
With PE cuts and shrinking recess in many schools, why are we now testing kids on skills we never really taught them?
Shawn didn’t kill anyone. He’s serving life plus 15 years for felony murder.
Black babies in Wisconsin continue to die at far higher rates than babies of other races, and behind the statistics are families, caregivers and communities with stories that may shed light and lead to solutions.
ICE agents shot Salvadoran immigrant Carlos Mendoza 7 times during a Patterson, CA traffic stop. He's now detained and facing charges while his partner and young daughter cope with his absence.
Farmworkers sustain Sonoma County’s celebrated wine industry, yet survivors of domestic violence often receive little help navigating the systems meant to protect them.
A Kern County Black mother's journey with infant loss and grief support, via the Noel Alexandria Foundation, after her daughter Kairis died in 2025, highlights racial disparities in infant mortality.
A groundbreaking data analysis shows how districts across the state are arresting and citing children for common misbehavior, leaving lasting trauma as the Legislature rejects bills to raise the age of criminal responsibility and floods schools with even more police.
Massachusetts parents and advocates push for stronger anti-bullying enforcement after federal civil rights cuts left schools facing little accountability for reported bullying.