Too many youth get locked up without receiving effective treatment in their communities. Rehabilitation and prevention yield far better results.
Category: Positive Youth Development
#NJVotes4Kids update
ACNJ’s #NJVotes4Kids campaign is in full swing! Most recently, we highlighted several key topics: juvenile justice, child protection and child nutrition. Help spread the message!
150 years is enough. Time to #CloseJamesburg.
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.)
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.
