Youth Today
All posts tagged "youth justice"
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110NewsAn 11-year-old denied making a threat and was allowed to return to school. Tennessee police arrested him anyway.
Students across Tennessee can be arrested for statements that wouldn’t even get them expelled.
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1.3KNewsThe seemingly endless cycle of reforms in juvenile justice
Ohio announced it will try to shut down its three large youth correctional facilities.
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1.0KGrantsBrooklyn BIPOC community strengthening and racial justice grants
GRANT FOCUS: BIPOC Community, Youth/Racial Justice, Civic Engagement, Community Dev., Brooklyn | Amount: Up to $45,000 per year | Deadline: May 15,...
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1.6KGrantsYouth/juvenile justice reform and prevention/intervention research grants
GRANT FOCUS: Juvenile Justice, Juvenile Offenders, Juvenile Recidivism, Research | Amount: Up to $2,000,000 | Deadline: May 21, 2024
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953► ReportsProtect and redirect: America’s growing movement to divert youth out of the justice system
Many jurisdictions took steps in the past decade to expand diversion opportunities for youth.
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793GrantsYouth/juvenile defense system improvement partnership grants
GRANT FOCUS: Youth/Juvenile Justice, Juvenile Justice Reform, Youth Recidivism | Amount: Up to $650,630 | Deadline: Apr. 15, 2024
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1.8KNewsKristin Henning: The criminalization of Black children needs to stop
We criminalize really every aspect of Black and brown adolescence, Henning says.
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981► Reports
Changing course in youth detention: Reversing widening gaps by race and place
A report finds widening racial and geographic inequities in youth detention since the pandemic.
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1.5K► NewsmakersNACC names Shereen White as 2023 Outstanding Legal Advocate
Shereen White, J.D. is the director of advocacy and policy at Children’s Rights.
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473GrantsJuvenile and youth justice reform center program grant
GRANT FOCUS: Juvenile Justice, Youth Justice, Juvenile/Youth Justice Reform, Education/Awareness | Amount: Up to $2,500,000 | Deadline: Aug. 14, 2023
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551GrantsJuvenile justice reform education and awareness program grant
GRANT FOCUS: Juvenile Justice, Youth Justice, Education, Awareness | Amount: Up to $600,000 | Deadline: Aug. 7, 2023
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1.1K► ReportsCrimes against humanity: The mass incarceration of children in the United States
At least 32,359 individuals are in U.S. prisons because of crimes committed as children.
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1.9KGuest Opinion EssayTo end the age of incarceration, three communities pioneer a developmental approach
People ages 18-25 are over-represented at every stage of the criminal legal system.
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1.4K► ReportsReport: Girls’ arrests rose; incarceration rates were highest among Black and Native American girls
Girls accounted for 31% of arrested youth in 2019, up from 18% in 1990.
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822News
New Mexico has lost track of juveniles locked up for life. We found nearly two dozen.
An upcoming bill could grant these youth their freedom, if they can be identified.
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639Grants
Girls in the juvenile justice system risk reduction and prevention grants
GRANT FOCUS: Juvenile Justice, At-risk Girls/Youth, Safety, Women/Girls, Recidivism | Amount: Up to $525,000 | Deadline: Apr. 10, 2023
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3.6K► ReportsYouth and the juvenile justice system: 2022 national report
The National Center for Juvenile Justice releases the fifth edition of its comprehensive report on the current state of the youth and...
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724GrantsJuvenile justice career development program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Juvenile Justice, Job/Career Training, Youth Justice, Workforce Development | Amount: Up to $100,000 | Deadline: Oct. 4, 2022 (LOI)
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2.3K► ReportsMinorities are less likely than whites to bypass courts for community-based rehabilitation, new analysis finds
Released today, the Sentencing Project’s “Diversion: A Hidden Key to Combating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Juvenile Justice,” analyzes nationwide data. Citing,...
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2.7K► PodcastsYouth leaving foster care, juvenile and other systems are aim of Washington housing effort
Implemented in June, HB 1905 establishes a five-year budget of over $5 million to reduce homelessness among those aforementioned groups. Washington’s Office of...
