This series has been supported by the Solutions Journalism Network, a nonprofit organization dedicated to rigorous and compelling reporting about responses to social problems.
Kids in Prison: Getting Tried as An Adult Depends on Skin Color
Part 1: Hundreds of minors as young as 14 are being tried as adults in New Jersey, and almost 90 percent of them are black or Latino kids.
Kids in Prison: Germany Has a Different Approach, Better Results
Part 2: Our reporter went looking for a state with a more humane system compared to New York or New Jersey. Advocates said to check out Germany.
Kids in Prison: Getting Tried as an Adult Means a Longer Sentence
Part 3: Teenagers convicted in New Jersey get much longer sentences than New York. But advocates say neither state is treating juveniles humanely.
Kids in Prison: Guards with Helmets vs The Jolly Lumberjack
Part 4: The role of the corrections officer and how they are trained is a key difference between prisons in New Jersey and Germany.
Kids in Prison: We Profile a Former Inmate, Now That He's Out
Part 5: Despite turning his life around in prison, Trevor's adult criminal record (for a crime he committed as a minor) makes it almost impossible for him to succeed on the outside.
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