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Update: Michigan Center for Youth Justice Seeks Justice For Cornelius Fredricks
News Articles June 29, 2020
UPDATE: June 24, 2020There have been several positive developments in the campaign to seek justice for Cornelius Fredricks, a 16-year-old black boy who died after being restrained for throwing a san...
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Oklahoma Bans Detention for Youth 12 and Under
News Articles June 29, 2020
NJJN Member Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) celebrated a critical win during the 2020 legislative session. The Oklahoma legislature passed HB 1282 restricting youth detention for young ...
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June 2020 Roundup
News Articles June 29, 2020
COVID-19 Resources and Responses The Immigrant Legal Resource Center released, "Practice Alert: State and Local COVID-19 Emergency Funds and Public Charge," to advise on the use of COVID-19 rel...
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Congratulations to the 2019 YJLI Cohort
News Articles June 29, 2020
Dear 2019 YJLI Cohort, Congratulations on completing the 2019-2020 Youth Justice Leadership Institute program! We know this cohort year was particularly challenging. You weathe...
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What It Means to "Defund Police" and Invest in Youth
News Articles June 29, 2020
As a network of organizations and individuals committed to anti-racism, the National Juvenile Justice Network (NJJN) has long recognized that our systems of policing and justice are rooted in and have...
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Federal Juvenile Justice Update - June 2020
News Articles June 29, 2020
Pushback Against OJJDP Guidance In May, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) finally issued belated guidance to states on handling youth in their care during this pandemi...
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For Employees of Color Who Work at Family Courts
News Articles June 26, 2020
One of NJJN’s Youth Justice Leadership Institute Fellows, alongside other employees of color, created and saw success with this advocacy letter to urge their family court division to...
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This Moment and Our Movement: Message from NJJN Executive Director K. Ricky Watson, Jr.
News Articles June 17, 2020
A Message For This Moment & Our Movement A few weeks ago, I was writing an op-ed about the life of Cornelius Fredrick, a 16-year-old black boy who died while a resident at a youth behaviora...
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Resources Compiled Regarding COVID-19 and Vulnerable Populations
News Articles June 8, 2020
As the United States grapples with the global COVID-19 pandemic, the National Juvenile Justice Network shares its deep concern about the health and safety of youth who are in custody or under supervis...
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Press Release: Superior Court Orders North Carolina to Take Action to Stop the Spread of COVID-19 in State Prisons
News Articles June 8, 2020
CONTACT: Citlaly Mora, ACLU of North Carolina, 919-808-2175 cmora@acluofnc.org RALEIGH – A North Carolina Superior Court judge announced a ruling in favor of plaintiffs today, findin...
