Fellow Felipe Franco works to support best practices for youth involved with the juvenile justice system. Read how his participation in the Casey Foundation's Children and Family Fellowship supports his work.
The document shares data on how juvenile confinement causes serious harm to youth, fails to prevent future offending and exacerbates racial and ethnic disparities. Read how confinement runs counter to the lessons of adolescent brain science.
Nate Balis, director of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Juvenile Justice Strategy Group, talked about juvenile justice reform during a podcast produced by the National Conference of State Legislatures.
The Peer2Peer Exchange program is preparing young leaders affected by incarceration and violence to lead a movement toward transformative justice. Following its inaugural year, the program looks to build on its success and build on its results.
The National Juvenile Justice Network recently awarded $350,000 to five state-based organizations working to educate policymakers and media about the safety of young people in the justice system.
JDAIconnect, the online community for JDAI practitioners and everyone who cares about youth justice, has released new log-on instructions for existing and new users. The Annie E. Casey Foundation is providing secure access to JDAIconnect through Okta, an access management system.
Juvenile justice jurisdictions participating in Casey's Deep-End Initiative have outpaced reductions in confinement at the national level, according to a new report. Learn how these systems found new ways to ensure that young people, especially youth of color, recovered from their mistakes.
This report explores the Casey Foundation’s Deep-End Initiative, which has demonstrated that juvenile justice jurisdictions can safely and significantly reduce youth confinement — especially for young people of color. Read the report to learn more.
Casey joins organizations such as the Center for Children’s Law and Policy, a longtime provider of technical assistance to JDAI sites, in promoting four important steps that juvenile justice agencies can take to help to limit the spread of COVID-19.
Webinar highlights how juvenile justice advocates can use the Family First Act in their work for youth and families. Watch the webinar.
