Found 56 matches.
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Redesigning Justice: Our Youth Action Agenda
Tags: Advocacy | NJJN Publications
Redesigning Justice: Our Youth Action Agenda captures NJJN young justice leaders' blueprint for justice.
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YJAM Planning Guide
Tags: Advocacy
Held annually in October, National Youth Justice Action Month (YJAM) is a month where advocates come together to organize events and online activities to raise awareness and inspire action on behalf of young people impacted by the justice system. This event planning guide contains: ● Tips on getting started ● Step-by-step instructions to plan your Youth Justice Action Month event ● Event planning timeline ● Templates and sample materials
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Mental Health-to-Incarceration Pipeline - Infographic
Tags: Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Advocacy | NJJN Publications | Fact Sheets and Briefs
Helping children find a path to success means providing the needed mental health support. In too many communities, failures in our public health systems and schools means the youth legal system becomes the default mental health provider.
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Mental Health-to-Incarceration Pipeline Pt. 1 - Infographic (Image)
Tags: Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Advocacy
Helping children find a path to success means providing the needed mental health support. In too many communities, failures in our public health systems and schools means the youth legal system becomes the default mental health provider.
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Mental Health-to-Incarceration Pipeline Pt. 2 - Infographic (Image)
Tags: Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Advocacy
Helping children find a path to success means providing the needed mental health support. In too many communities, failures in our public health systems and schools means the youth legal system becomes the default mental health provider.
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Podcast Episode 3: Edin Madrid Talks About His Journey To Advocacy
Tags: California | Advocacy | NJJN Publications
Edin Madrid with NJJN member The Anti-Recidivism Coalition tells the story of his life before incarceration, and what ultimately led him to the path he’s on now, the things he’s learned about the justice system from his mentors both in and outside it, and his passion for the work that needs to be done to give young people a more fair opportunity.
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10.25.21 CAPTA Legal Rep. Org. Sign-on Letter, final
Tags: Federal | Juvenile Defense and Court Process | Advocacy
October 25, 2021– sign-on letter urging strong support of the proposal in S.1927 to guarantee legal counsel for children and parents involved in child welfare court proceedings.
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Press Release_October 2021_Youth Justice Action Month Press Conference
Tags: Federal | Advocacy | Media
Washington, DC – Advocacy groups and Members of Congress, including Representatives Tony Cárdenas (D- CA), Karen Bass (D- CA), and Bruce Westerman (R-AR) are urging the passage of bipartisan legislation to treat children like children in the federal criminal legal system. Congressman Cárdenas will appear at a press conference today at 10am ET alongside advocacy groups that include formerly incarcerated youth to discuss pending legislation at the House Triangle outside the U.S. Capitol Building.
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Support for Counseling Not Criminalization Bill
Tags: Federal | School-to-Prison Pipeline | Advocacy
516 ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS SUPPORT THE COUNSELING NOT CRIMINALIZATION IN SCHOOLS ACT
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Respect Youth Stories: A Toolkit for Advocates to Ethically Engage in Youth Justice Storytelling
Tags: Advocacy | NJJN Publications | Member Publications | Partner Publications
It is critically important to establish an ethical approach to advocacy storytelling so that young people are not exploited or re-harmed in the process of sharing their experiences. "Respect Their Stories" is a toolkit that outlines how young people want advocacy organizations to ethically engage in youth justice storytelling.
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Podcast Episode 2: Dustina Gill on What Justice for Youth Looks Like
Tags: Advocacy
Dustina discusses her work in the Dakotas helping indigenous youth with re-entry. We talked about her path to advocacy, the challenges young people face both before and after incarceration, and how she hopes her work with the network will benefit future generations.
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2021 NJJN Policy Platform - Keep Children with Mental Health Challenges out of the Youth Legal System
Tags: Community-Based Alternatives and Supervision | General System Reform | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Advocacy | NJJN Publications
NJJN's 2021 Policy Platform provides recommendations to keep children with mental health challenges out of the youth legal system.
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Podcast Episode 1: A Conversation Between Luis Hernandez & Carmen Perez from The Gathering for Justice
Tags: Advocacy
Podcast: NJJN Voices from the Field Luis Hernandez & Carmen Perez
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NJJN's Vision of Justice
Tags: General System Reform | Advocacy | Anti-Racism | NJJN Publications | Fact Sheets and Briefs
One-page look at the vision of justice for young people the National Juvenile Justice Network is committed to bringing to life, including fully resourcing communities, investing in youth, dismantling racism, implementing accountability for youth that relies on helping youth learn from their mistakes not carceral punishment.
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Sign-on Letter Coalition for Smart Safety
Tags: General System Reform | Risk Assessment and Screening | Advocacy | Legislation
Letter by the Coalition for Smart Safety and allies in strong opposition to the Luke and Alex School Safety Act of 2021 (S.111/H.R. 750) which focuses on measures such as threat mitigation, incident response, SROs, and hardening schools to make schools safe rather than restorative justice and other positive behavior practices.
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Police-Free Schools
Tags: General System Reform | Advocacy | Anti-Racism
In "Police-Free Schools," we profile of several jurisdictions that recently removed police from their schools and detail how communities were able to wage successful campaigns and the types of resources schools have implemented in place of law enforcement.
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Radical Self-Care Primer
Tags: Advocacy | Anti-Racism | NJJN Publications
The National Juvenile Justice Network (NJJN) is committed to fostering a culture of wellbeing, which requires unpacking internalized capitalism and white supremacy to build organizations rooted in healing. While much of the conversation around self-care centers on personal practices and coping skills, NJJN is focused on steps organizations can take to create cultures that support their employees as they seek to transform systems. A key aspect of making this shift is learning how white supremacy culture directly undermines self-care and assessing organizational self-care practices within the Network to ensure advocates are supported in caring for their health and wellbeing.
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Act 4 JJ 2022 Appropriations Letter
On behalf of the Act 4 JJ Coalition, a broad network of organizations representing states, territories, and the District of Columbia, we are writing to express how important it is to fully fund critical juvenile justice and delinquency prevention programs for Fiscal Year 2022.
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End the use of influx facilities, 4.15.21
We write in firm opposition to the use of influx facilities, especially on military bases, to detain unaccompanied migrant children arriving at the border. We urge you to consider the best interests of children which includes being with their parents, trusted caregivers or family members, ensuring their health and safety is a top priority especially amidst COVID-19, and only as a last resort to be housed in small-scale, nonrestrictive, licensed facilities.
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Federal Reform Package Press Release 4-28
Tags: Federal | General System Reform | Advocacy
Washington, DC – Congressmembers Bruce Westerman (R- AR), Karen Bass (D- CA), and Tony Cárdenas (D- CA) have introduced a bipartisan package of legislation supported by research and brain science with a clear message: Children are different from adults and must be treated differently in the criminal justice system.
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School Re-Opening MH Sign On FINAL
The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP),The Kennedy Forum, and the undersigned 97 organizations are writing to urge the Department of Education (ED) to issue guidance that supports schools to prioritize supplemental funding from the American Rescue Plan Act(American Rescue Plan) for mental health services and supports as students return to in-person learning.
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Shut Down Sequel: Progress Report
Tags: Alabama | California | Michigan | Minnesota | Ohio | Oregon | Utah | Deinstitutionalization | Institutional Conditions | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Privatization | Advocacy | NJJN Publications
Shut Down Sequel Progress Report, outlining progress made in our efforts to shut down Sequel facilities and advocate for systemic reforms. NJJN repeats its call for states to end ties with Sequel, but compel states to go further in implementing protections for kids by: 1) ending the use of for-profit facilities for youth, 2) banning the use of restraint, and 3) bringing youth home, prioritizing community-based care over harmful congregate care settings.
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2020 Youth Policy Advances
Tags: Advocacy | NJJN Publications
This past year was also challenging in that COVID-19 related restrictions led many state legislatures to end their sessions early. In spite of this adversity, our membership community of 60 state-based organizations, Youth Justice Leadership Institute fellows and alumni, allies, and national partners across 42 states and D.C. continued to fight fiercely for youth and were able to realize many gains in 2020 and lay the groundwork for further advances in 2021.
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Advances Tip Sheet
Tags: Advocacy | NJJN Publications
How to use NJJN's annual policy update "Advances."
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Act 4 JJ_2022 Approps Letter
Act 4 JJ 2022 Approps Letter Sign On
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The Promise of Racial Impact Statements_NJJNOctober2020
Tags: Iowa | Advocacy | Anti-Racism | NJJN Publications
The research study of Iowa's Minority Impact Statements was conducted by the Community Empowerment Law Project at The University of Iowa College of Law Legal Clinic by original report authors Tristan Gahn, Bryan Porter, and Anthony Dopp. Note that this report is deeply informed by the writings of Tristan Gahn, Bryan Porter, and Anthony Dopp, with edits from Nanyamka Shakura and Jeree Thomas of NJJN's Racial Justice Working Group, NJJN Staff, and NJJN 2020 Summer Interns.
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Re:Imagining Change: How to Use Story-based Strategy to Win Campaigns, Build Movements, and Change the World
Center for Story-Based Strategy (2010). 1st Edition. How to use story-based strategy to win campaigns, build movements, and change the world.
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Using Victims of Crime act Dollars For Restorative Justice, NJJN Fact Sheet, 2019
Tags: Tennessee | Restorative Justice | Advocacy | NJJN Publications | Fact Sheets and Briefs
The 1984 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) established the Crimes Victims Fund to allocate funding for crime victims' compensation and victims' services. Since 2016, many states have begun expanding the use of their VOCA funds to meet the needs of underserved victims, including funding innovative restorative justice programs that help victims as well as at-risk and justice involved youth. This fact sheet outlines how you can influence the use of VOCA funds in your state, specifically in ways that help youth and young adults. Tennessee is highlighted as a model for their VOCA supported programs. Take a look and begin navigating this issue in your state.
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Principles of Effective Juvenile Justice Policy
Tags: Federal | Colorado | District of Columbia | General System Reform | Juvenile Defense and Court Process | Youth in the Adult System | Advocacy | Reports | Member Publications | Partner Publications
The NCSL Juvenile Justice Principles Work Group project was developed under an NCSL partnership with The Pew Charitable Trusts public safety performance project. The work group project responds to the challenge lawmakers face of constructing juvenile justice systems that are both fiscally responsible and improve outcomes on many important fronts: protecting and enhancing public safety, holding youth accountable, helping youth develop the skills they need to succeed, preserving and strengthening families, and promoting fairness. The issues addressed in these Principles reflect the important role of state legislatures in enacting policies that avoid unnecessary involvement of youth in the justice system and support evidence-based interventions that reduce recidivism and protect public safety. While working group members and other lawmakers recognize that confinement may be necessary for youth who commit the most serious crimes and pose the greatest threat to public safety, a major interest of the group was sustaining and reinforcing the current trends of falling juvenile crime and out-of-home placement rates.
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Tap into Funding by Tapping into your Confidence
Tags: Federal | North Carolina | Fiscal Issues and Funding | Evidence-Based Practices | Advocacy | Presentations | Reports | Research | Partner Publications | Fact Sheets and Briefs
This PowerPoint, presented by Erin Dale Byrd of Blueprint NC at NJJN Forum 2018, provides a toolkit of best practices for nonprofit organizers when reaching out to potential donors.
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Intersectional Justice in Practice
Tags: Federal | North Carolina | LGBTQ Youth | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Prevention | School-to-Prison Pipeline | Victims | Advocacy | Presentations | Reports | Research | Partner Publications | Fact Sheets and Briefs
This powerpoint from NJJN Forum 2018 was put together by Ames Simmons, Director of Transgender Policy at Equality North Carolina, and addresses potential legislative responses to discriminatory policies and practices that unfairly target LGBTQ youth.
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LGBTQI Youth in Juvenile Justice Settings: Closing the Gap between Recommended Practice and Reality
Tags: Federal | New York | Collateral Consequences | Crime Data and Statistics | Juvenile Defense and Court Process | LGBTQ Youth | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Physical Health | Positive Youth Development and Strengths-Based Programming | Prevention | School-to-Prison Pipeline | Evidence-Based Practices | Advocacy | Administrative/Regulatory Policies | Court Decisions and Related Documents | Legislation | Presentations | Reports | Research | Partner Publications | Fact Sheets and Briefs
This presentation from NJJN Forum 2018 was developed by Currey Cook, Youth in Out-of-Home Care Project Director at Lambda Legal, and provides information on how LGBTQ youth are disproportionately represented in the justice system and legal protections granted to members of the LGBTQ community.
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Concerns Over Recent Actions by the Department of Justice and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Tags: Federal | Deinstitutionalization | Detention | Racial and Ethnic Disparities | Youth in the Adult System | Advocacy | Administrative/Regulatory Policies | Reports | Partner Publications
This backgrounder published by the Campaign for Youth Justice outlines how recent actions taken by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) toward loosening compliance with the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Acts (JJDPA) core requirements will be extremely detrimental to young people in contact with the justice system, especially youth of color.
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Improving Outcomes for Justice-Involved Youth Through Structured Decision-Making and Diversion
Tags: Federal | Virginia | Community-Based Alternatives and Supervision | Deinstitutionalization | General System Reform | Positive Youth Development and Strengths-Based Programming | Risk Assessment and Screening | Restorative Justice | Evidence-Based Practices | Advocacy | Administrative/Regulatory Policies | Reports | Research | Partner Publications | Fact Sheets and Briefs
This issue brief by the Center for Juvenile Justice Reform at Georgetown University reviews research on the structured decision-making process and diversion, including the use of risk and needs assessment tools and dispositional matrices. It also has a focus on how these tools can improve the effectiveness of juvenile diversion programming. Moving from research to practice, this brief further highlights some of the recent reform efforts in Fairfax County, Virginia.
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Understanding Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Gender Expression (SOGIE) Data for Stanislaus County, CA
Tags: California | Racial and Ethnic Disparities | General System Reform | Girls | LGBTQ Youth | Advocacy | Reports | Research | Partner Publications | Fact Sheets and Briefs
This study by Dr. Angela Irvine at Ceres Policy Research examines the need to continue to reduce racial/ethnic disparities in the juvenile justice system, while also considering the way that race intersects with sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression (SOGIE) among system-involved youth. This report also highlights the efforts of Stanislaus County, CA to achieve both of these goals.
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Ready to Launch: A Campaign Starter Toolkit to Close Youth Prisons
Tags: Federal | Racial and Ethnic Disparities | General System Reform | Juvenile Defense and Court Process | Youth in the Adult System | Advocacy | Member Publications | Partner Publications
This toolkit created by Youth First Initiative can guide you on how to create a strategic plan to run a campaign to promote different initiatives and movement to close youth prisons. Presented to you is step-by-step guidelines to start a campaign from start to finish. It starts with researching and gathering information. Then it’s time to get your voice heard, create workplan and strategic approach, reach out to those of power, develop concrete planes, organize plan, develop campaign, get resources and support you need, use power of public opinion and media, recruit necessary staff, plan and execute post-launch activities.
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Racial Justice Toolkit Binder
Tags: Federal | Racial and Ethnic Disparities | Advocacy | NJJN Publications | Fact Sheets and Briefs
All documents from the racial justice toolkit in one place.
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Letter - NDDUnited2017.SignOnFinal.January2018.WithAdditions+(003)
Tags: Federal | Fiscal Issues and Funding | Public Opinion and Messaging | Advocacy | Administrative/Regulatory Policies
The letter was sent to Congress and Senate to urge them to ensure adequate funding for programs funded through annual appropriations, by continuing the bipartisan practice of providing relief from sequestration budget cuts and opposing any new efforts to cut these programs more deeply. These "nondefense discretionary" (NDD) programs serve many vital national needs but have been subject to repeated cuts over the past six years. Congress should avoid making further reductions in these programs and work to replace the scheduled sequestration cuts through a package that is balanced—both in how such relief is paid for and how it is applied to defense and NDD programs.
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2018_01_16 Child Welfare Juvenile Justice Opposition to Parent Child Separation Plan
Tags: Federal | Detention | Family and Youth Involvement | Immigration | International and Human Rights | Advocacy | Administrative/Regulatory Policies | Media
Urgent appeal to Sec. Nielsen, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, to halt plans to separate children from parents when they arrive at or are found near the U.S. border.
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WIOA Youth Funding Supplemental Letter to House Labor-H 12-11-17
Tags: Federal | Family and Youth Involvement | Positive Youth Development and Strengths-Based Programming | Advocacy | Administrative/Regulatory Policies | Member Publications | Partner Publications
Letter to House Appropriations leaders to ensure the WIOA (Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act) Youth formula program funding is left intact in the coming supplemental appropriations bill and oppose any new transfer authorities. National Youth Employment Coalition.
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WIOA Youth Funding Supplemental Letter to Senate Labor-H 12-11-17
Tags: Federal | Family and Youth Involvement | Positive Youth Development and Strengths-Based Programming | Advocacy | Administrative/Regulatory Policies | Member Publications | Partner Publications
Letter to Senate Appropriations leaders to ensure the WIOA (Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act) Youth formula program funding is left intact in the coming supplemental appropriations bill and oppose any new transfer authorities. National Youth Employment Coalition.
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DeVosSignOnLetter120617FINAL
Tags: Federal | Brain and Adolescent Development | Racial and Ethnic Disparities | Family and Youth Involvement | Physical Health | Advocacy | Administrative/Regulatory Policies | Member Publications | Partner Publications
Letter to Sec. DeVos expressing strong support for robust enforcement of the regulation implementing the IDEA’s disproportionality requirements and opposition to any effort to delay its implementation. The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
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Changing the Narrative Toolkit
Tags: Public Opinion and Messaging | Advocacy | NJJN Publications
The media plays a large role in influencing the public discourse on critical topics like race, youth justice, mass incarceration and the school-to-prison pipeline. In this vein, this toolkit aims to provide advocates guidance on how to identify harmful media narratives, build relationships with media professionals, and hold the media accountable for its reporting.
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FY18 LSC Support Letter FINAL
Tags: Federal | Family and Youth Involvement | Juvenile Defense and Court Process | Fines and Fees | Advocacy | Administrative/Regulatory Policies | Legislation | Member Publications | Partner Publications
Letter to Appropriations Committee leaders in support of continued investment in the Legal Services Corporation (LSC). ABA Center on Children and the Law.
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2017 Federal Juvenile Justice Talking Points
Tags: Advocacy
Here you'll talking points to support you in your visits with members of Congress. As always, feel free to modify and supplement these talking points as needed to leave the best impression and strongest support for your agenda.
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NJJN In-District Toolkit
Tags: General System Reform | Advocacy
Resources to help you connect with your Congressional member.
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Oppose Anti-Fair Housing and Geospatial Data Amendments
Tags: Federal | Advocacy | Administrative/Regulatory Policies | Member Publications | Partner Publications
Letter to Representatives opposing a potential amendment to the FY17 appropriations bill that would repeal HUD’s Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) regulation, require HUD to use its limited resources to duplicate previous consultations with state and local governments about how to fulfill their fair housing obligations, and block access to government geo-spatial data. National Fair Housing Alliance.
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Children's Groups Letter to Hill_Do No Harm
Tags: Federal | Family and Youth Involvement | Physical Health | Public Opinion and Messaging | Advocacy | Administrative/Regulatory Policies | Legislation | Member Publications | Partner Publications
Urges majority and minority leaders of House and Senate to keep the unique needs of children front and center and adopt a “do no harm” standard for children as they consider any changes to the nation’s health care system. Children’s Defense Fund.
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Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities
Tags: Federal | International and Human Rights | Physical Health | Public Opinion and Messaging | Advocacy | Administrative/Regulatory Policies | Legislation | Member Publications | Partner Publications
Letter of Opposition to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Education and Reform act of 2017 (H.R. 620). H.R. 620 would create significant obstacles for people with disabilities to enforce their rights under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to access public accommodations, and would impede their ability to engage in daily activities and participate in the mainstream of society. Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) and Coalition Partners.
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MERCY Act Letter of Support 2 6 17
Tags: Federal | Detention | General System Reform | International and Human Rights | Juvenile Defense and Court Process | Youth in the Adult System | Advocacy | Administrative/Regulatory Policies | Court Decisions and Related Documents | Legislation | Member Publications | Partner Publications
Letter of support for the MERCY Act. Sponsored by Sen. Cory Booker to protect young people from solitary confinement. Juvenile Law Center.
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NDDU Statement following joint session speech
Tags: Federal | Public Opinion and Messaging | Advocacy | Member Publications | Partner Publications
Letter to Congress highlighting the importance of the programs supported by domestic spending and calling on them to work together with the President to protect these programs from further cuts and end sequestration. NDD United.
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SAVE-for-all-letter-11-17-16final
Tags: Federal | Public Opinion and Messaging | Advocacy | NJJN Publications | Member Publications | Partner Publications
Letter to President and Congress in support of four principles for Strengthening America’s Values and Economy (SAVE) for All. Federal priorities must (1) protect and assist low-income and vulnerable people; (2) invest in broadly shared economic growth and jobs; (3) increase revenues from fair sources; and (4) seek savings from reducing waste in the Pentagon and elsewhere. Coalition on Human Needs.
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The governor has used his executive powers to help some New Yorkers who committed crimes in their youth
Tags: New York | Community-Based Alternatives and Supervision | Family and Youth Involvement | General System Reform | Juvenile Defense and Court Process | Youth in the Adult System | Advocacy | Media | Reports
Efforts in Justice Reform: Gov. Andrew Cuomo has pardoned more than 100 New Yorkers who turned their lives around after criminal convictions at that young age.
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Our Opinion: Maine should lead on closing youth prisons
Tags: National | Community-Based Alternatives and Supervision | Family and Youth Involvement | Positive Youth Development and Strengths-Based Programming | Public Opinion and Messaging | Advocacy | Reports
Troubled youth should be treated in community-based settings that stress accountability and a sense of belonging. Maine, with its relatively small number of youth prisoners and strong sense of community, can and should be a leader in this effort of decarceration.
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Parents, advocates plea for changes in Missouri's juvenile justice system
Tags: Missouri | Youth in the Adult System | Advocacy | Media | Presentations
Missouri is one of only seven states in the nation that has not passed a bill to raise the age of juvenile court jurisdiction to 18, according to the Campaign for Youth Justice.
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Advocates Want Juvenile Justice Overhaul, Clash Over Direction
Tags: Virginia | Deinstitutionalization | Institutional Conditions | Advocacy | Reports | Partner Publications
Virginia, a state poised to set a national standard, is still bedeviled by some of the same problems seen in other states, thanks in part to an outdated national attitude that juvenile offenders only deserve punishment.
