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Washington Eliminates VCO-Takes Step Closer to Keeping Youth Out of Detention
News Articles December 20, 2019
In Washington State, legislators moved to phase out the use of the valid court order exception (VCO) that allows judges to place youth in detention for noncriminal behavior. Advocates who help...
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YJLI Fellow Joshua Branch Uses Law Degree to Seek Justice for Youth
News Articles December 20, 2019
Interview with Joshua Branch, Zubrow Fellow in Children’s Law, Juvenile Law Center What got you into youth justice reform? After graduating from college, I worked in Miami...
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December 2019 Newsletter
Newsletter December 20, 2019
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Federal Juvenile Justice Update - December 2019
News Articles December 19, 2019
Federal Youth Justice Funding On December 16th, an agreement was reached on all twelve Fiscal Year 2020 appropriations bills and the bills were passed by the House on December 17th and by the Sen...
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Racial Justice Working Group Helps Members Put Anti-Racism into Action
News Articles December 16, 2019
In 2016, NJJN created a Racial Justice Working Group to put our commitment to anti-racist youth justice advocacy into tangible action. This year, the working group be...
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December 2019 Roundup
News Articles December 16, 2019
Anti-Racism Resource A recently published New York Times article, “Can Biology Class Reduce Racism?” explores a new curriculum being tested by high school biology ...
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November 2019 Newsletter
Newsletter November 30, 2019
View the November 2019 newsletter here.
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Raise the Age Legislation Passed in Michigan
News Articles November 25, 2019
After five years of persistent advocacy from a strong coalition of partners led by NJJN member Michigan Council on Crime and Delinquency (MCCD), the state of Michigan finally raised&nbs...
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Anti-Racism Resource: Targeted Universalism - An approach for youth justice?
News Articles November 25, 2019
We are all familiar with universal policies or programs, which provide the same intervention regardless of a population’s need like public education. And you have likely heard of targe...
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YJLI Fellow Jennifer Ubiera Pursues Justice and Possibility for Young People
News Articles November 25, 2019
Interview with Jennifer Ubiera, Organizing and Advocacy Fellow, Georgetown Juvenile Justice Initiative What got you into youth justice reform? In 2012 when Tra...
