CJJ Blog

As summer continues, children across the country are finished with school for the year and starting their summer vacations. Most…

Our world is the canvas and we are the architects, the thinkers, the movers, the inventors, the painters, and the…

There is no way to imagine what it is like to be in solitary confinement.  People held there, in prisons…

According to the CDC, approximately one in five children 3-17 years of age suffer from a mental, emotional, or behavioral…

In a perfect world, the number of young people incarcerated each year would be zero.  Incarceration decreases the chances that…

This Youth Justice Action Month, we call on Congress to invest in our young people and their futures. This May,…

What does it mean to have more police officers in schools than counselors? This fact is just one manifestation of…

Alongside incarceration, fines, and stigma associated with youth legal system interaction, the ease of digital access to juvenile records in…

The Coalition for Juvenile Justice (CJJ) commends President Joe Biden’s historic call for funding to bolster and reform the youth…

Alongside Pride Month’s parades and rainbow flags come harsh truths about the disparate treatment that persists for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,…

Joaquin E DiazDeLeon once said “Rehabilitation happens when teenagers are forced to connect with their communities and confront their mistakes”.…

School discipline data are clear: Black students, especially those with disabilities, are punished at higher rates than their classmates. Even…