The Associated PressJul 5, 2019
The release of the drawings follows warnings from a government watchdog about overcrowded South Texas facilities holding migrant families. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
NICOLE WINFIELD / The Associated PressFeb 24, 2019
The pontiff is faulted for not offering a concrete plan to hold bishops accountable when they fail to protect their flocks from predators. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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Alexis Camins / TruthdigDec 14, 2018
"The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog" is a powerful testament to how the brain can heal, through loving relationships, from even the most extreme cases of trauma. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Eunice Wong / TruthdigNov 9, 2018
Lindsay Wong's debut memoir, "The Woo-Woo," is a hilarious and harrowing account of her childhood in a family with severe mental illness. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Michael Grabell and Topher Sanders / ProPublicaJul 30, 2018
ProPublica obtained police reports and call logs from more than two-thirds of the shelters housing immigrant children. Here’s what they show. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )
Kavitha Surana / ProPublicaJul 19, 2018
The case of Liah Ferrera Amaya shows the extensive vetting immigrant families must submit to in order to retrieve their children from U.S. custody—even if it means putting themselves at risk for deportation. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )
Aura Bogado, Ziva Branstetter and Vanessa Swales / RevealJul 9, 2018
Following an investigation by Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting, officials in Arizona want to shut down a building used by a government contractor to hold immigrant children. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )
MICHAEL BIESECKER, JAKE PEARSON and GARANCE BURKE / The Associated PressJun 21, 2018
Immigrant children as young as 14 housed at a juvenile detention center—many were accused of belonging to violent gangs—claim they spent long periods in solitary confinement, nude and shivering. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Jake Johnson / Common DreamsMay 30, 2018
The rights group is organizing rallies for Friday under the #KeepFamiliesTogether hashtag to protest U.S. policy that takes youngsters away from their parents at the Mexican border. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Amelia Pang / TruthdigJan 26, 2017
Between 2009 and 2011, at least 3,000 girls and young women from 47 states were forced into marriage—including many under the age of 18. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
By Pat HynesOct 19, 2016
At any given time, about 300,000 children between ages 8 and 18—40 percent of them females—are exploited as child fighters in conflicts in Africa, Asia and South America. Despite a congressional ban, the U.S. sends military aid to some of the countries involved. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
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