Morning from Now On: Portraits of Life After Juvenile Incarceration

In striking black-and-white portraits, dozens of survivors of Michigan’s cruel sentencing of children to life without parole—now free adults—are portrayed with irrepressible dignity

The United States is the only country in the world that sentences children to serve time in adult prisons without the possibility of parole. The portrayal of children in conflict with the law, particularly children of color, as inherently threatening, dangerous, and adult-like has been key to denying these you...