Activists say an Alabama teenager's incarceration in an adult jail violates federal and state laws that require inmates who ...

Juvenile justice advocates and other activists have made the case that housing Jean-Pierre with adults puts him in a dangerous situation.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Djovani Jean-Pierre spent his 17th birthday in a small county jail in rural northern Alabama, where he has languished for more than half the school year awaiting trial.