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Behind the Scenes in North Carolina
News Articles August 14, 2018
A huge thanks to our members for joining us in Durham, NC for our annual forum. During the gathering, NJJN members and partners came together to host a vigil for Niecey Fennell, a 17-year-old girl w...
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YJLI Fellow Terrence Wilson Coordinating Multi-System Partnership for Students in Georgia
News Articles August 14, 2018
Terrence Wilson is a 2017-18 fellow in NJJN's Youth Justice Leadership Institute (YJLI), a year-long program that clears a broad path for people of color to lead us toward justice system reform. YJL...
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YJLI Fellow Nanyamka Shukura Creating Comprehensive, Youth-led Organizing Campaign
News Articles August 14, 2018
Nanyamka A. Shukura is a 2017-18 fellow in NJJN's Youth Justice Leadership Institute (YJLI), a year-long program that clears a broad path for people of color to lead us toward justice system reform....
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Arizona Moves to Decrease Transfer of Youth to the Adult System
News Articles August 14, 2018
This year, NJJN member, the Children’s Action Alliance of Arizona (CAA), helped pass legislation that will allow young people to stay in the youth justice system up to the age of 19. CAA has ...
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Federal Update - August 2018
News Articles August 8, 2018
Concerning Actions by the United States Department of Justice and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of Juvenile Justice and...
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Youth Justice Reform Roundup | July
News Articles July 30, 2018
Legislative Advances/Actions Thanks to the efforts of NJJN member Legal Aid Justice Center, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed into law two bills aimed at stemming the school-to-prison pipeline. ...
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#NJJNForum2018 Recap
News Articles July 24, 2018
For a look at more moments from our annual forum, search #NJJNForum2018 on Twitter and Facebook. You can also view our photo album. Monday, July 16th: Racial Justice Field Trips and Demanding Justi...
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South Carolina Legislature Repeals Racist 'Disturbing School' Law for Students
News Articles June 28, 2018
EDITOR’S NOTE: We are indebted to Sarah Hinger of the ACLU Racial Justice Program who wrote this article and allowed us to reuse it for this publication. In 2015, video surfaced of a poli...
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NJJN Welcomes Summer 2018 Interns
News Articles June 28, 2018
This month, NJJN brought on two summer interns to further our mission of pursuing equitable and fair youth justice systems. Learn more about the budding, youth justice advocates: Celine Castronuovo, ...
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Federal Update - June
News Articles June 28, 2018
Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention Act (JJDPA) While both the House and Senate passed JJDPA reauthorization bills last year with overwhelming bipartisan support (S. 860 and H.R. 1809), ful...
