All posts tagged "Juvenile Justice"

Solitary Reform Shows Power of Brain Science to Change Policy

Compelling brain science is finally starting to make its way into the formation of policies — and we need to keep it...

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Choosing the Positive Narrative for Black Children in America

My son turned 13 last weekend. In the back of my mind, I’m thinking he is now eligible to be charged as...

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Youth Now Have Fighting Chance at Rehabilitation

Ever send your kid to his room to “think about what he’s done” in order to give him time to be alone...

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All About Girls Summit Seeks to Create ‘Girls Movement’

“How do we change the landscape for the sexual-abuse-to-prison pipeline, stop criminalizing girls’ behavior?” asks Mary Marx, president and CEO of Florida-based...

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Lawsuit Alleges Expelled Students Get Substandard Education

Motions begin this week in a lawsuit alleging that expelled students receive an inferior education and violate the state’s constitutional guarantee of...

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Restorative Justice Can Help Stop the School-to-Prison Pipeline, NY Panel Says

Raising the age to be charged as an adult and restorative justice are crucial in slowing the school-to-prison pipeline, New York panelists...

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All the Kalief Browders Out There Deserve the Help I Got

I am Kalief Browder. No, seriously. I am him and he is me. We’re each other. In fact, saying that I’m Mr....

Girls in the Juvenile Justice System – National Program Grants

Subject: Juvenile Justice, Disadvantaged Youth | Deadline: Mar. 8, 2016

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Zero Tolerance: How States Comply with PREA’s Youthful Inmate Standard

This report from Campaign for Youth Justice details the current policy and regulatory framework which exists surrounding the use of adult correctional...

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Federal Spending in 2016 Includes Some Bright Spots for Youth Programs

Federal spending for 2016 will include some bright spots for children and youth services programs, say advocates and analysts. President Obama signed...

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When a clock is only a clock: Dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline

Fourteen-year-old Ahmed Mohamed captured the attention of the public in September when he was arrested during his first weeks at MacArthur High...

Juvenile Reentry Assistance Program Grants

Subject: Juvenile Justice, Reentry, Youth Development | Deadline: Jan. 4, 2016

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The Secret Behind Youth Justice Reform: Youth

We sometimes skip class, talk back to teachers and experiment with marijuana. I was shocked to learn that in some areas of...

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Youth Voices Are Central to Effort to Reauthorize JJDPA

October is Youth Justice Awareness Month, and as consensus builds in the Senate and the House around the need for criminal justice...

Juvenile Justice Reentry Technical Education and Career Training Program Grants

Subject: Juvenile Justice, Youth Development, Education, Job/Career Training | Deadline: Oct. 30, 2015

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The Sexual Abuse to Prison Pipeline: The Girls’ Story

This report authored by Human Rights Project for Girls, Georgetown Law Center on Poverty and Inequality and the Ms. Foundation for Women...

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Re-Examining Juvenile Incarceration – High Cost, Poor Outcomes Spark Shift to Alternatives

This issue brief from the Pew Charitable Trusts presents research which shows that shorter sentences and community-based treatments are more effective than...