Teen Drug Evolution: A Parents Resource Guide
Teen Drug Evolution: A Parents Resource Guide
Christie Administration’s “Season of Service”
Subject: NEWS RELEASE: Christie Administration’s “Season of Service” Celebrates Family Reunification at FAMILYConnections “Home for the Holidays” Event in East Orange Christie Administration’s “Season of Service” Celebrates Family Reunification at FAMILYConnections “Home for the Holidays” Event in East Orange TRENTON … Continued
The Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015
This legislation was introduced by a bipartisan group of senators led by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Assistant Democratic Leader Dick Durbin. Among other provisions, it would: end juvenile life without parole in the federal justice system by … Continued
Shackling Juvenile Offenders Can Do Permanent Damage to Our Kids
“Shackling Juvenile Offenders Can Do Permanent Damage to Our Kids”,op-ed in The Washington Post.
Education..Among other Disparities
As an NJPC education advocate, I went into two prisons with intentions to focus on education and accommodations that need to made to assist those with special education needs. Upon exiting I had a list of other issues that needed … Continued
4 Tips for Helping a Child with ADHD
Contributed by: Patricia Sarmiento Although, as WebMD.com notes, one out of 10 children in the U.S. have been diagnosed with ADHD, it’s a condition that is still widely misunderstood by parents, teachers, and even some medical professionals. Commonly, symptoms and behaviors … Continued
Exploring the School-To-Prison Pipeline
What are the unintended consequences of bad school discipline policies? One consequence is the channeling of fairly inoffensive young people into the criminal justice system. The phenomenon of the school-to-prison pipeline has advocates and some school boards working to rethink … Continued
Treating Youth as Youth: NJ Reforms How Kids are Waived to the Adult System
By raising the minimum waiver age, narrowing the offenses that a young person can be charged for as an adult, creating a reverse waiver procedure, establishing the presumption that a waived and convicted youth will serve his sentence in a … Continued
New Jersey Bill to Reform Youth Transfer, Waiver and Confinement Policies
he Bill will raise the age of adult court waiver, eliminate disciplinary confinement in the juvenile justice system, and ensure due process before youth can be transferred from juvenile to adult facilities. Read more HERE.
Teen Drug Evolution: A Parents Resource Guide
Teen Drug Evolution: A Parents Resource Guide