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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...
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June 2018 Newsletter
Newsletter June 28, 2018
View the June 2018 newsletter here.
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Two North Carolina Journalists Win National Recognition for Outstanding Coverage of Youth Justice Reforms
News Articles June 14, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:Josh Gordon, 202-878-6610gordon@njjn.org@NJJNetwork Two North Car...
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Virginia Youth Justice Advocate Wins National Award
News Articles June 14, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Josh Gordon, 217-801-2009 gordon@njjn.org @NJJNetwork Virginia Youth Justice Advocate Wins National AwardValerie Slater Recognized for Tenacious Ef...
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D.C. Advocate Wins National Award for Her Advocacy for Youth in Trouble with the Law
News Articles June 14, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Josh Gordon, 217-801-2009 gordon@njjn.org @NJJNetwork D.C. Advocate Wins National Award for Her Advocacy for Youth in Trouble with the LawHonored as a “Gutsy...
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North Carolina Representative and Advocate Win National Recognition
News Articles June 14, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Josh Gordon, 202-878-6610 gordon@njjn.org @NJJNetwork North Carolina Representative and Advocate Win National Recognition for their Work on Be...
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Youth Justice Reform Roundup -- May 2018
News Articles June 6, 2018
Legislative Advances/Actions Thanks to NJJN members Families and Friends Organizing for Reform of Juvenile Justice and Metropolitan Congregations United, Missouri has raised their age of jurisdicti...
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Shelby County, Tennessee Moves to Keep Youth Out of Adult Prisons
News Articles May 31, 2018
As many of you are aware, a 16-year-old girl, Jane Doe, was held in solitary confinement in Tennessee adult prisons without ever being convicted of a crime. Using the state's 19th century "safekeepi...
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YJLI Fellow Sarah Yousuf Striving to Make the Law Accessible to Marginalized Communities
News Articles May 31, 2018
Sarah Yousuf 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. YJLI s...
