NJJN Campaigns:
#YJAM2022 Recap
Catch the recap of #YJAM2022, including events, publications and replays.
#RaisetheFloor #UncuffKids
A campaign to raise the minimum age of juvenile court jurisdiction across the states. NJJN endorses a minimum age of court jurisdiction of 14, in alignment with the United Nations Conventions on the Rights of the Child. See our latest policy platform, toolkit and resources page.
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Article: "Handcuffs in Hallways: Hundreds of Elementary Students Arrested at U.S. Schools," by Chris Hacker, Apart Zalani, Jose Sanchez, Stephen Stock. CBSNews.com, Updated on November 18, 2022.
- Resources: End Kindergarten Courts – Raising the Minimum Age Infographic
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Resources: End Kindergarten Courts – Raising the Minimum Age Infographic (Text Only)
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Resources: Age Boundaries in Juvenile Justice Systems. National Governor’s Association. NGA.org.
#ShutDownSequel #StopSequel
A campaign to shut down the for-profit youth facility management company, Sequel Youth and Family Services. NJJN Members and partners with information or interested in investigating Sequel in your state, please email info@njjn.org.
- Article: “State attorney’s office investigating St. Johns Youth Academy after ‘riot situation’” by Marilyn Parker. News4Jax.com, November 18, 2022.
- Article: "Ohio sends children to out-of-state treatment facilities with histories of alleged abuse,” by Bennett Haeberle. 10tv.com, November 17, 2022.
- Resources: The Kids Are Not Alright: How Private Equity Profits Off of Behavioral Health Services for Vulnerable and At-Risk Youth. Private Equity Stakeholder Project, February 2022.
- Resources: Shut Down Sequel: Progress Report
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Resources: National Petition
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Resources: NJJN Policy Platform on Confining Youth for Profit
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Resources: NJJN Policy Recommendations: Protecting Youth in For Profit Facilities
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Workshop Replay: Follow the Money: Private Equity in Youth-serving Systems, hosted by NJJN with guest speakers Join Eileen O'Grady from the Private Equity Stakeholder Project and Cory Bernstein with Disability Rights New Jersey.
- Report: NJJN released Redesigning Justice: Our Youth Action Agenda. For 2022's Youth Justice Action Month, the National Juvenile Justice Network (NJJN) gathered 14 young leaders from across the nation to redesign what justice is and can be. The resulting recommendations are summarized in Redesigning Justice: Our Youth Action Agenda, which captures our young justice leaders' blueprint for justice.
Jobs/Funding/Opportunities:
- Job: The Arizona Center for Economic Progress (AZCenter) seeks a senior director to work with the directors of the Arizona Center for Economic Progress to shape and implement the short- and long-term strategic plans for the AZCenter. As a member of the CAA leadership team, the Senior Director is responsible for keeping the CAA-side of the organization informed of the work and plans of the AZCenter team and serves as the point of contact for the CAA Vice President of Development and Engagement and Vice President of Finance and Operations to coordinate so that the AZCenter has the communications and operations support necessary to achieve its strategic plans and goals. Read more.
- Job: ACLU is hiring for a campaign strategist focused on policing who will design, build, and execute campaigns to reduce dependence on policing and promote alternative approaches that will better achieve safe, thriving neighborhoods.
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