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El Salvador Authorizes Life Sentences for Minors in Homicide, Rape and Terrorism Cases

The change marks a new phase in Nayib Bukele’s four-year anti-gang campaign.

Argentina's Lower House Approves Bill to Lower Juvenile Criminal Responsibility to 14

Threats Suspect Freed Under Curbs as Family Cites Confession in Jeremías Monzón Case

Peru’s Constitutional Court Overturns Law Allowing 16- and 17-Year-Olds to Be Tried as Adults

Teen Charged in Killing of Nine-Year-Old Aria Thorpe Appears in Court as Trial Date Is Set

Mexico's Lower House Approves Up to Eight Years in Prison for Vape Trade

Two 16-Year-Olds Held Over Fatal Beating at Évry‑Courcouronnes Station

Three Minors Detained for Attempted Arson Attacks on Homeless Man and Market Stall

Teenager Pleads Guilty to Murder That Prompted Queensland’s ‘Adult Crime, Adult Time’ Reforms

Justice Minister Admits Failures in Paris Murder of 14-Year-Old Elias

Three Teenage Girls Charged with Manslaughter After Death of 75-Year-Old in London

French Assembly Approves Controversial Juvenile Justice Reform

French Justice Minister Considers Revising Youth Crime Laws

Police Arrest 11-Year-Old in Connection with Middlesbrough Riots

Sweden and Denmark Target Tech Platforms in Crackdown on Gang Recruitment