In One Ohio County, Juvenile Court and Law Enforcement Have a Common Goal: Diversion In 2013, Cuyahoga County found detention wasn’t the best answer for youth charged with non-violent family conflict-related offenses. Read more. Read More
Casey Selects 15 Sites to Train Juvenile Justice Frontline Staff Casey chose 15 agencies for its first RJJ Institute to expand training for staff working with youth in the juvenile justice system. Learn more. Read More
Supporting Leaders in the Transformative Justice Movement The Peer2Peer Exchange program trains young leaders impacted by incarceration and violence to drive transformative justice and expand its impact. Read More
Competitions Seek Job-Training Ideas in a Changing Economy The organizations New Profit, MIT Solve, XPRIZE and other Casey partners will launch an effort to reshape workforce training in an ever-changing economy. Read More
Members of the 1995 Children and Family Fellowship Nine leaders from across the country have been named to the 1995 class of the Children and Family Fellowship. Read More
Departing Casey President and CEO Talks Change, Challenges and Lessons In a new podcast, Lisa Hamilton talks with Patrick McCarthy on his legacy, lessons learned and his hope for future generations. Stream the episode now. Read More
Nation Shifts Away From Costly, Unnecessary Confinement Since 2007, the rate at which youth are placed in juvenile detention and residential facilities has steadily declined — falling 44% nationwide. Read More
Two Social Justice Champions Receive Bimel Award Lynn Ausley and Frankie Guzman won Casey’s 2019 Natalie S. Bimel Award for their work in youth justice reform in WA and CA. Read More
Reflecting on 25 Years of the Kids Count Data Book: The High Cost of Being Poor Published in the 2003 KIDS COUNT Data Book, this report highlights cost disparities low-income families face in food, health care, transport and more. Read More
Connecticut Is the First State in Nation to Eliminate Youth Prison Model Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has announced the closure of the Connecticut Juvenile Training School, the state’s large juvenile corrections facility. Read More
