On 6/28/2017, join us at a rally to say, “150 years is enough.” Time to close NJ’s largest youth prison, New Jersey Training School for Boys (Jamesburg.)
Category: Positive Youth Development
Blog: Making the Case for More Reforms to the Juvenile Justice System
The goal of the juvenile justice system is for young offenders to return to their communities equipped with the skills they need to stay out of trouble and mature into productive adults.
New report on devastating toll of parental incarceration on kids
More than 5.1 million U.S. kids have a parent who has served time, including 65,000 in NJ. The Annie E. Casey Foundation recommends policies to help these kids.
Forum aims to end “school to prison” pipeline
Collaboration among law enforcement, the court system, community organizations and school administrators can help divert youth from entering the justice system.
Smart reforms to juvenile justice system signed into law!
Now fewer youth can be waived to adult court and the use of isolation in the state juvenile facilities is limited.