Raquel Mariscal Honored with JDAI Achievement Award The Annie E. Casey Foundation has named Raquel Mariscal, a senior fellow at the W. Haywood Burns Institute, the inaugural recipient of its JDAI® Achievement Award. Read More
Two Social Justice Champions Receive Bimel Award The Annie E. Casey Foundation has named Lynn Ausley, a member of the Juvenile Court Family Council in Pierce County, Washington, and Frankie Guzman, director of the California Youth Justice Initiative at the National Center for Youth Law, as its 2019 Natalie S. Bimel Award recipients. Read More
Young Adults Speak: Now Free, Two Oregonians See Progress in Sentencing Reform The Annie E. Casey Foundation asked two young Oregonians who came of age in the system under Oregon's Measure 11 to reflect on the lasting negative effects they still face in their 20s. Click here to read the interview. Read More
Resource Roundup: Juvenile Justice Publications This resource roundup — highlighting materials developed by juvenile justice leaders and researchers with the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s support — shares new knowledge and key findings from the field. Read More
Reimagining Juvenile Justice Brings Professional Development to Frontline Staff Teams from 15 sites have completed the Reimagining Juvenile Justice (RJJ) Training Institute —and are ready to share what they’ve learned. The Institute helps juvenile probation staff and other juvenile justice professionals deliver the RJJ curriculum in their home communities. Read More
Southern Lawmakers Learn What Works in Juvenile Justice Reform Lawmakers from eight southern states learned more about promising practices in juvenile justice during a recent gathering led by the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) and sponsored by the Casey Foundation. Read More
National Academies: Adolescent Science Should Transform Systems Youth-serving systems from education to child welfare are ill-equipped to support adolescents for success as adults, according to a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The Annie E. Casey Foundation and seven other partners supported the report, which highlights an extensive body of research on adolescent brain development. Read More
Call for Nominations for 2019 JDAI Awards The Foundation is seeking nominations for five national awards that acknowledge those who have made extraordinary contributions to juvenile justice reform. Read More
Mentors Build Meaningful Connections With Youth in Washington, D.C. The Washington, D.C. Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services runs the Credible Messenger Initiative, a program that pairs every youth under its supervision with specially trained adult mentors from the community. These paid mentors — called credible messengers — have lived through similar experiences and understand the support and services that youth in justice systems need. Read More
In Georgia, a School District Reduces its Reliance on Juvenile Courts The Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools teamed up with local agencies to help realize an 85% drop in referrals to the juvenile court system after just five years. Read More
