Powerful new op-ed from Alex and Qilah on the urgency of passing comprehensive juvenile justice reform in Pennsylvania. Take a look. "HB 1381 wants to end direct file to adult court, put caps on juvenile probation, require a juvenile to consult with an attorney before waiving their rights, prohibit solitary confinement for children, get rid of most court fees for kids, end forced admissions for first-time offenders, provide more protections for children with disabilities, stop criminal prosecution of children under age 10, and expand the use of diversionary informal adjustments for low-level offenses. We may tell you 1,001 times how harmful the system is, but now we want people to know how this bill can help the system and our youth. Ending mistreatment of children who are more likely to already have life harder than other kids is the start of helping children who need it most. Our youth need everyone to have their best interests at heart like they would for their own children. No kid deserves to be treated this way. It’s time to see these reforms become law." https://lnkd.in/e8Uytr5F
Juvenile Law Center
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Fighting for the rights and well-being of youth
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Juvenile Law Center advocates for rights, dignity, equity and opportunity for youth in the child welfare and justice systems. Founded in 1975, Juvenile Law Center is the first non-profit, public interest law firm for children in the country. Through litigation, appellate advocacy and submission of amicus (friend-of-the-court) briefs, policy reform, public education, training, consulting, and strategic communications, we fight for children who come into contact with the child welfare and justice systems. Widely published and internationally recognized as leaders in the field, Juvenile Law Center has substantially shaped the development of law and policy on behalf of youth. We strive to ensure that laws, policies, and practices affecting youth advance racial and economic equity and are rooted in research, consistent with children’s unique developmental characteristics, and reflective of international human rights values.
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- 11-50 employees
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- Philadelphia, PA
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- Nonprofit
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- 1975
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- juvenile life without parole, older youth in foster care, education for system-involved youth, transitions to adulthood, economic justice, juvenile sex offender registration, normalcy and permanency for foster youth, ending solitary confinement, juvenile records, and extended foster care
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Come join our team! We are looking for a Project-Based Fellow. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eJzNVyhH
Project-Based Fellow | Juvenile Law Center
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🖍 Calling all young people with experiences in group homes and treatment facilities - Congress wants to hear from you! Fill out this form to share your story and insights, and we'll help submit your testimony to the upcoming Senate hearing. (P.S - Ethics doesn't allow anyone to pay for testimony)
This week, the U.S. Senate Finance Committee announced they will be holding a hearing this Wednesday, June 12, at 10am ET on the practices and treatment of youth in residential treatment facilities. Think of Us and our partners are looking for people to share their stories and testimonies with policymakers about their experience in congregate care and non-family placements like group homes, homes for pregnant and parenting teens, therapeutic residential facilities, and shelters. We will gather your words, stories, and insights and share them with the Senate Finance Committee and submit as testimony to the official hearing record. Our goal is to bring real voices and experiences into this hearing. If you are interested, please complete this form by Monday, June 10, at 11:59pm EST. If you'd like to help, please share this form with your network!
Share Your Experience in Congregate Care with Policymakers
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As PA legislative cycle wraps dor summer, some great news to share! The bill to create a PA Office of the Child Advocate passed the House! This is a huge win for youth in the Commonwealth. Time to get it done in the Senate and thanks to all the yes votes: https://lnkd.in/ednCACAd
House Roll Calls - 2023 RCS# 1338
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We are absolutely devastated by this loss. In Grants Pass, we filed an amicus with the most organizations we’ve assembled in our history with partners @LambdaLegal. We will continue to fight for the rights and dignity of youth experiencing homelessness. https://lnkd.in/eSwySZf4
Supreme Court says cities can ban homeless from sleeping outside
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Breaking: please read our Teen Vogue op-ed from Jessica Feierman with our partners Lambda Legal. As we wait for the #JohnsonvGrantsPass decision it's urgent to consider what's at stake for youth experiencing homelessness. https://lnkd.in/eKWq7it8
The Supreme Court Might Make It Okay to Criminalize Homelessness
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Today we celebrate Juneteenth, the day Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas - June 19, 1865, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation - to proclaim the abolition of slavery. This optimism for freedom was quickly tempered by an awareness that, although free, Black Americans continued to confront inequality, racial discrimination, terror and violence. The end of slavery was followed by enactment of laws that confined many Black Americans to second-class citizenship and the fight to achieve equality persists. Today, Black youth routinely experience the racist devastation of mass incarceration and family separation through the child welfare and justice systems. As we fight for the rights, dignity, equity, and opportunity for youth, we at Juvenile Law Center continue to work toward the promise of freedom and equality that Juneteenth represents.
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The #1 cause of homelessness in the US is the lack of affordable housing, according to research from the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies. Relying on jails and fines will never solve the homelessness crisis, but providing people with housing with services will. In the case of #JohnsonVGrantsPass, the Supreme Court must prohibit cities from ticketing, arresting, or otherwise punishing people for sleeping outside when they have no other safe option. The results of this case will impact the 250,000+ people living outside as well as the millions of Americans who are just one missed paycheck away from homelessness. Learn more: johnsonvgrantspass.com #JuvenileLawCenter #YouthJustice #ChildrensRights
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We believe in #HousingnotHandcuffs and are proud amici partners in the Grants Pass case.
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