Tag Archive for: youth justice

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Campaign Lessons from Closing Youth Prisons

Last week, Law@theMargins Editor Chaumtoli Huq engaged in conversation with Youth First Initiative (YFI) staff, partners, and youth leaders on their campaign to close youth prisons. Speakers included Mishi Faruqee and Hernan Carvente of YFI, Retha…
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Raising Age to 23: It Works for the Dutch – The Crime Report

In 2014, the Netherlands passed legislation allowing youths under the age of 23 to be tried in juvenile court. Result so far indicate that the change resulted in more leniency for 16- and 17-year-olds. Read more.
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FREE Webinar: Campaign Lessons from Closing Youth Prisons – March 28, 12:30 PM

Join Law@theMargins Editor Chaumtoli Huq’s conversation with Youth First Initiative staff, partners and youth leaders on their campaign to close youth prisons. This webinar in collaboration with Youth First builds on our 2016 webinar…
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FREE Webinar: Does Keeping Youth Close to Home Really Matter? A Case Study

It is the best and worst of times for youth justice reforms nationally with sharp declines in both youth incarceration and youth crime nationally, while the U.S. still maintains uniquely high rates of youth incarceration by international standards.…
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Free Webinar: Reforming the Care and Custody of Young Adults Sentenced to State Prison, October 2 at 11:30 AM

Reforming the Care and Custody of Young Adults Sentenced to State Prison Monday, October 2, 2017 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Register Beginning October 2nd, 2017, the Vera Institute of Justice will be accepting Letters of Interest (LOI)…