See the full Alternatives to Detention Working Group Report here: drive.google.com/drive/folders/… Thank you ACLU of Colorado for your work to oppose increasing the juvenile bed cap.

Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate our work as a Collaborative. Onwards and upwards in the fight for true youth justice.

Check out this upcoming advocacy opportunity for youth 13-19. #colorlatina #S2SSisters

Colorado youth detention dilemma: Kids languish in lockup despite releasable status gazette.com/colorado-watch… via The Gazette Many organizations in the Collaborative that provide alternative-to-detention programming are ready and willing to work with these kids.

The school-to-prison pipeline refers to school policies and procedures that may lead students into the justice system. It can mean an over-reliance by administrators on discipline policies ranging from in- or out-of-school suspensions and expulsions collective.coloradotrust.org/stories/school…

Frankie Guzman, 2024 Leadership Award Recipient youtu.be/D_5__-U82nk?si… via YouTube Check out this video for an inspiring example of how and why we build power to change the systems that have impacted us.

chieftain.com/story/news/202… Congrats to Collaborative member El Movimiento Sigue on their advocacy to benefit youth leadership.

Shout out to Generation Schools and to all the young people who came out on March 7th to advance a bill that will make it easier for young people who have current or former juvenile justice involvement to stay connected to school and move on with their lives-- to graduation and beyond.

This is next-level school hardening. Is a student struggling with addiction more or less likely to seek help from a trusted adult at school- or even to show up at school- knowing there are drug dogs conducting sweeps? ksjd.org/2024-04-22/the…

It’s interesting to look back at this article and think about what’s changed. The Collaborative works to promote safety, accountability and justice by keeping youth out of the juvenile justice system and connected to support in their communities. denverpost.com/2021/06/20/col…

Check out this clip featuring Lived Experience Advocacy Fellow Taino Postigo Hassin, who both MC’d and competed at a fundraiser jam at mi-chantli.com to support a studio in Gaza destroyed by bombs. Love to Mi Chantli co-owner King Jups for designing the CYJC logo.

Colorado justice-engaged student 'bill of rights' advances youtu.be/BVdL8C-blW8?si… via YouTube

Bill to create Chicano license plate clears Colorado Legislature coloradonewsline.com/briefs/bill-to… via Colorado Newsline An update on this legislation and an invitation to consider how we can support efforts to fund youth justice work and address conditions of confinement.

CO represented in force at the Coalition for Juvenile Justice Conference in Washington DC. Special thanks to AUL Denver students and to Lived Experience Advocacy Fellows Tayz Enriquez Banuelos, Taino Postigo Hassin, and JJ Reed for elevating youth voice. ❤️to the REWiND crew❤️

Bill of rights adopted for Colorado students involved in criminal justice system coloradonewsline.com/2024/06/24/col… via Colorado Newsline

Discipline used in Kansas' largest school district was discriminatory, the Justice Department says apnews.com/article/school…

Denver kids and teens will now receive free public defenders in municipal court coloradosun.com/2024/07/10/den… via @coloradosun

Colorado is sealing more than 100,000 criminal records… shout out to Lived Experience Advocacy Fellow Isaiah Jirón, who worked on implementing this legislation, and to Collaborative member ⁦Healthier Colorado⁩ for their leadership. coloradosun.com/2024/08/20/cri…