Youth Policy

	How Some New York Counties Make Sure Children in Foster Care Stay With Family The Imprint, 5/29/24
	New York Set Out to Keep Half of All Foster Youth With Family. Some Counties Still Fall Far Short of That Urgent Goal. The Imprint, 5/28/24
	‘Unconscionable:’ Suspected Cases of COVID-19 Far More Widespread Than Previously Known in New York’s Youth Prisons, While Vaccinations Lag The Imprint, 5/27/21 (contributor)
	Fewer Youth are Locked Up in New York, But They’re Still Mostly Kids of Color The Imprint, 4/25/21
	Presence of School Resource Officers Debated in Small Towns, Too The Imprint, 4/5/21
	The Virtues of Virtual The Imprint, 2/24/21
	Calls for Reform Follow Rochester Police Pepper-Spraying a 9-Year-Old Girl The Imprint, 2/9/21
	New York Governor Aims to Shut Down Nearly Empty Youth Prisons The Imprint, 1/26/21
	New York Legislators Say They Want Alternatives to Costly Youth Prisons The Imprint, 1/2/21
	Sticker Shock: The Cost of New York’s Youth Prisons Approaches $1 Million Per Kid The Imprint, 11/22/20
	When Kids Stand Their Ground The American Prospect, 10/23/13
	Real Sex Ed Returns In These Times, 3/7/09
	The Real Story on Abstinence Only In These Times, 4/30/08

Steven Yoder

A writer and editor with more than 10 years of experience in print and online media, I’ve written for Salon, The American Prospect, Good, Men's Health, The Fiscal Times, and others—my work also has been picked up by many outlets, including The Huffington Post, MSN Money, and The Week.

While my focus is domestic policy--particularly criminal justice, immigration, and youth policy--I also write about real estate, business, and a range of topics from how to manage a brain freeze to whether people can be happier after getting fired and how much truth there is on consumer complaint websites. Though a journalist first, I also write winning contract proposals and have 20 years of experience as a managing editor, substantive editor, and copy editor. Member of Investigative Reporters and Editors, the American Society of Journalists and Authors, the Society of Professional Journalists, and the National Writers Union.
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steven@stevenyoder.net