We charge so many children as adults that some of them have to sleep on the floor of a gym where the lights are never fully turned off. No child should be treated like this. We need to stop trying children as adults. #CareNotCages #CareNotGymFloors wypr.org/wypr-news/2024…

📊 Today, we release the 1st infographic in our series on the 50th Anniversary of the JJDPA! Learn about the historical context that paved the way for juvenile justice reform and the 4 core requirements #JJDPA50 #YouthJustice #YouthJusticeReform justicepolicy.org/research/jjdpa…

We're 50! On Sept. 7, 1974, the #JJDPA was signed into law, setting federal standards for the treatment of youth in the #juvenilejustice system and establishing OJJDP. Since then, we’ve made incredible strides, and we’re excited to keep the momentum going! ojjdp.ojp.gov/about/jjdp-act…

Please join us in welcoming Alisa Hoban, our Deane F. Johnson Fellow from Stanford Law School. Learn more about her here. jlc.org/staff/alisa-ho…

This is the kind of dangerous "child welfare" work that leads to harmful removals, ripping apart families.

This op-ed discusses MD's shocking history of child sexual abuse in juvenile facilities. They urge the MDSC to uphold the Child Victims Act and give survivors justice. Read the The Baltimore Sun op-ed written by our very own @doldjames and Adam Pollet here: pulse.ly/h7jxtsv7zb

We agree and we applaud the L.A. Times Opinion for this position. #TheyAreKids

This is simply not true. I hope Hogan reads these comments, because the public can see through these lies. Ensuring a child understands their rights and has an attorney does not stop investigations. It stops false confessions & abuse of power. #kidshaverights

Day 12: 🚨 The Juvenile Law Center found that marginalized youth through their research and reporting—especially youth of color, LGBTQ youth, gender-nonconforming youth, and youth with disabilities— are disproportionately placed in solitary. Facility officials claim that the act

Michigan lawmakers are back in session. The time to take action is now! Tell them to no longer sentence children to die in prison. p2a.co/4pdv5uv

Fact Check by WYPR - "CIPA [Child Interrogation Protection Act] is designed to help children and teens understand their rights when talking to police." A minor can still decide to talk to police, but the law makes sure they understand their rights first. wypr.org/wypr-news/2024…

Shameful. Not ‘Mini-Adult Court’: Lawyers Lacking Qualifications Defended 1,200 Cuyahoga County Kids clevescene.com/news/not-mini-…

Accepting applications through Monday COB. Spread the word.

Abolish juvenile fees and fines. These hurt youth and push them further into the system,

Keep. It. Up. Every child in prison a policy failure. #AbolishYouthPrisons

End juvenile life without parole.

Thank you to Senator Katie Muth Senator Nikil Saval Rep. Ismail Smith-Wade-El for organizing today's hearing, "Serving the Homeless in the Wake of Grants Pass" where Eric Tars discussed how our template legislation can help cities fight homelessness criminalization. Full testimony: loom.ly/4sSzNF4