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Press Release: New Publication Catalogs Reform Efforts in the Youth Justice System
News Articles June 2, 2020
PRESS RELEASE For immediate release on June 2, 2020 Contact: Courtney McSwain, National Juvenile Justice Network, 202-792-9915 Advocates Say Reforms Create Momentum for Long-Term Reduction of Youth...
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May 2020 Roundup
News Articles May 29, 2020
COVID-19 Resources and Responses Stay up to date on the latest youth justice resources and responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and advocacy to keep youth in the justice system safe. See Resources....
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Yamanda Wright is Helping Communities Fight for Youth Justice Systems Change with Data
News Articles May 27, 2020
What got you into Youth Justice Reform? I started my career as a developmental psychologist. I was particularly interested in learning more about how kids come to understand race. How they first deve...
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Understanding the Multiple Oppressions Faced by LGBTQ+ Youth of Color
News Articles May 27, 2020
June is Pride Month! We want to honor the stories of LGBTQ+ youth of color in order to deepen our impact as anti-racist youth justice advocates. LGBTQ+ youth deal with the trauma of confronting the ...
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Federal Juvenile Justice Update - May 2020
News Articles May 27, 2020
House Passes Heroes Act! On May 15th, the U.S. House of Representatives passed “The Heroes Act” (H.R. 6800) in a vote of 208 to 199. The Senate has yet to act on it. Please urge your la...
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Press Release: NJJN and the Annie E. Casey Foundation Announce COVID-19 Youth Justice Response Fund Winners
News Articles May 22, 2020
Washington, DC — Today, the National Juvenile Justice Network (NJJN) and the Annie E. Casey Foundation announced five organizations set to receive COVID-19 Youth Justice Response Fund grants to ...
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Press Release: Sequel Youth and Family Services Must Be Closed
News Articles May 13, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 13, 2020 Contacts: NJJN – Courtney M. McSwain, 202-792-9915, mcswain@njjn.orgMCYJ – Darci E. McConnell, 313-686-8094, darci@dmcconnell.com Teenager’s D...
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Federal Juvenile Justice Update - April 2020
News Articles April 29, 2020
Federal Action Alert on COVID-19 We must make sure that justice-involved youth are not overlooked in the next federal stimulus bill – they have not been included in any of the four bills that h...
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YJLI Fellow Amore Alvarenga Seeks Healing Justice for LGBTQ+ Youth of Color
News Articles April 28, 2020
What got you into youth justice reform? I am a young queer woman of color and my parents are Central American. They immigrated here from El Salvador and Honduras. Many people in m...
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Utah Raises Lower Age of Juvenile Jurisdiction
News Articles April 28, 2020
The 2020 legislative session saw multiple youth justice wins in Utah, including eliminating the prosecution and incarceration of children under 12 years old. NJJN Member Utah Juvenile Defender Attorne...
