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NJPC New Jersey Youth Justice Initiative (NJYJI) is a grassroots family and youth-driven justice program, which seeks to improve outcomes for justice-involved youth and ensure leadership opportunities for youth and family members on all levels of decision making. NJYJI represents … Continued
Study includes 133 double-blind randomized controlled trials with data from more than 14,000 children and adolescents and 10,000 adults. Read more…
By Jamal Lewis, New Jersey Parents’ Caucus “Am I going to die in prison?” I was arrested and charged with committing my offenses at the age of 16. I was transferred into the adult criminal justice system at the age … Continued
Office of Justice Programs sent this bulletin at 07/30/2018 08:00 AM EDT NEW GUIDE PREPARES JUVENILE OFFENDERS FOR REENTRY WASHINGTON – The Office of Justice Programs’ Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention today released Reentry Starts Here: A Guide … Continued
Each year, over 200,000 children and youth are tried as adults across the country. In the state of New Jersey, youth as young as 14 can be tried, sentenced and incarcerated in the adult prison system, and those age 16 … Continued
Sent: Thursday, June 7, 2018 3:55 PM Subject: Thank you for Signing Onto Letter Opposing Family Separation at the Border All, Whether you joined in January or within the last few weeks, thank you for signing on to this letter, … Continued
(Elizabeth, New Jersey) – According to a new brief by the New Jersey Parents’ Caucus (NJPC), the mental health illnesses of youth held in solitary confinement in New Jersey’s adult prisons become more severe overtime. The brief includes survey data … Continued
Hello Everyone, I am excited to announce the release of the New Jersey Parents’ Caucus new brief entitled “The Solitary Confinement of Youth with Mental Health Disabilities in New Jersey’s Adult Prison System.” In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, … Continued