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#NoKidsInPrison Magazine Open Call Info Session 92325.mp4 - Google Drive
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Read Youth Prison Watch: The Black August Edition
Read Youth Prison Watch: The Black August Edition
Announcing the #NoKidsInPrison Magazine
Announcing the #NoKidsInPrison Magazine
Community-Based Violence Interruption Programs Can Reduce Gun Violence
Community-Based Violence Interruption Programs Can Reduce Gun Violence
Who Are Prisons Really 'Tough' On?
Conditions of Youth Preparing to Leave State Care
Conditions of Youth Preparing to Leave State Care
Midwest Evaluation of the Adult Functioning of Former Foster Youth
Midwest Evaluation of the Adult Functioning of Former Foster Youth
The foster care-to-prison pipeline: A road to incarceration
The foster care-to-prison pipeline: A road to incarceration
In 2020, the Children’s Bureau at the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, reported that there were approximately 407,000 children in foster care. The foster care-to-prison pipeline refers to the funneling of children in foster care into juvenile detention or adult incarceration. By age 17, over 50% of foster children will have an encounter with the juvenile legal system through arrest, conviction or detention. In addi
National Crisis of Sexual Abuse
Complaints of sex crimes, drug smuggling and assaults largely ignored by Oregon Youth Authority leadership, state investigation says - Salem Reporter
Complaints of sex crimes, drug smuggling and assaults largely ignored by Oregon Youth Authority leadership, state investigation says - Salem Reporter
At least two complaints of an Oregon Youth Authority employee sexually abusing a youth were not referred to Oregon State Police, a state investigation found.
Sexual abuse allegations could cost Maryland huge sum | Jefferson City News-Tribune
Sexual abuse allegations could cost Maryland huge sum | Jefferson City News-Tribune
BALTIMORE (AP) -- Arlando "Tray" Jones was a toddler when his dad was killed by Baltimore police during a robbery. His mom died several years later after battling alcoholism.
New Hampshire agrees to pay $10 million in youth center abuse case
New Hampshire agrees to pay $10 million in youth center abuse case
The settlement was awarded in the case of a man who alleged that he was gang-raped in a stairwell at the state's youth detention center in the 1990s.
Thousands are suing states over sexual abuse in juvenile detention facilities • Stateline
Thousands are suing states over sexual abuse in juvenile detention facilities • Stateline
Texas Lawmakers Scold Juvenile Justice Department over Scathing DOJ Report
Texas Lawmakers Scold Juvenile Justice Department over Scathing DOJ Report
Prevention > Prisons
Helping Adolescents in the Juvenile Justice System Heal from Trauma
Helping Adolescents in the Juvenile Justice System Heal from Trauma
Fordham's Keith Cruise at the Center for Trauma Recovery and Juvenile Justice is addressing the root cause of juvenile delinquency: Trauma.
Addressing childhood abuse could prevent firearm violence later in life
Addressing childhood abuse could prevent firearm violence later in life
A recent study shows people who experience child abuse are at risk for gun violence perpetrated against themselves and others later in life.
Juvenile Detention Abuse Nationwide
New lawsuits filed in PA juvenile detention abuse scandal, making for over 200 cases
New lawsuits filed in PA juvenile detention abuse scandal, making for over 200 cases
Seven more lawsuits have been filed alleging sexual abuse at Pennsylvania juvenile detention centers, bringing the total number of cases to over 200.
Hundreds claim they were sexually assaulted at NYC juvenile detention centers as part of decades-long cycle of abuse: ‘They want justice’
Hundreds claim they were sexually assaulted at NYC juvenile detention centers as part of decades-long cycle of abuse: ‘They want justice’
The 115 new alleged victims, who each brought suit on Monday, joined hundreds of other survivors who have filed cases since last spring — based on claims they were sexually abused at youth lo…
Justice Department finds Texas juvenile detention centers violated youth offenders’ rights
Justice Department finds Texas juvenile detention centers violated youth offenders’ rights
The DOJ found that officers overused pepper spray, kept youths in prolonged isolation and failed to protect them from sexual abuse.
New Mexico Juvenile Detention Sex Abuse Lawsuits
New Mexico Juvenile Detention Sex Abuse Lawsuits
Young People Say They’re Beaten and Maced at Adult Louisiana Jail
Young People Say They’re Beaten and Maced at Adult Louisiana Jail
Justice Department Files Statement of Interest in Challenge to the Constitutionality of Solitary Confinement of Children in Juvenile Justice Settings
Justice Department Files Statement of Interest in Challenge to the Constitutionality of Solitary Confinement of Children in Juvenile Justice Settings
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#DoBetterLarry: Philly Backslides on Youth Justice
#DoBetterLarry: Philly Backslides on Youth Justice
Five years ago, Philly DA Larry Krasner announced a policy overhaul, while city and state leaders proposed sweeping youth justice reforms. Those calls have faded and some policies appear forgotten.
Protect Memphis Youth: Email Sheriff Bonner!
Protect Memphis Youth: Email Sheriff Bonner!
Legislative Rollbacks
OJJDP Remains Committed to Keeping Kids Out of Adult Correctional Facilities
OJJDP Remains Committed to Keeping Kids Out of Adult Correctional Facilities
Tennessee’s blended sentencing law is confusing. Here’s how it might play out in reality.
Tennessee’s blended sentencing law is confusing. Here’s how it might play out in reality.
Photo illustrations by Andrea Morales for MLK50 Tennessee’s new blended sentencing law goes into effect on Jan. 1, potentially altering the lives of hundreds of Tennessee children. Blended sentenci…
A Louisiana bill could send more minors to adult prisons
A Louisiana bill could send more minors to adult prisons
Some new laws take effect in North Carolina on Jan. 1
Some new laws take effect in North Carolina on Jan. 1
Changes in juvenile justice and criminal and civil law are taking effect on Jan. 1, 2025 in North Carolina.
Four teens charged as adults after riot at youth facility in Pennsylvania
Four teens charged as adults after riot at youth facility in Pennsylvania
Youth in Adult Courts, Jails, and Prisons – The Sentencing Project
Youth in Adult Courts, Jails, and Prisons – The Sentencing Project
Juvenile Justice: Young People and Restorative Justice
Juvenile Justice: Young People and Restorative Justice
The Arrest of James McIntyre, Trying Kids as Adults, and More
The Arrest of James McIntyre, Trying Kids as Adults, and More
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