Report Recommends Legislative Solutions to Increase Juvenile Record Confidentiality
A new report shows why court-involved kids should be given a second chance. One way to help is by keeping juvenile court records confidential.
A new report shows why court-involved kids should be given a second chance. One way to help is by keeping juvenile court records confidential.
The Casey Foundation has been urging all facilities housing children to end the practice of solitary confinement. President Obama’s decision this week to ban the practice of holding young people in solitary confinement in federal prisons makes significant progress in eliminating this inhumane practice for young people.
Recent allegations of abuse in five states underscores the Casey Foundation's call to replace youth prisons with alternatives that can ensure safe, healthy and therapeutic care for the small segment of the youth population who truly require confinement.
In the past two decades, Ohio has slashed its state youth prison population by more than 80% while boosting public safety, improving youth outcomes and saving taxpayers tens of millions of dollars. A new report documents these successes and shares key findings and recommendations.
Connecticut Governor boldly proposes raising the age of justice-involved youth to age 20 in alignment with brain research showing youth under age 25 don't possess the same decision-making skills as adults.
In 1992, Ohio began investing in five deincarceration strategies to keep kids out of youth prisons. Over the next 23 years, Ohio cut its admissions to youth prisons by 80% — from more than 2,500 youth to less than 500 youth today. This report reviews strategies central to Ohio’s success and makes recommendations to states engaging in similar efforts.
With more than 15 years of experience in juvenile justice, social policy and system reform, Nate Balis directs the Foundation's Juvenile Justice Strategy Group. For Five Questions with Casey, we sat down with Balis as his team launches a three-day conference for more than 900 juvenile justice reformers involved with the Foundation’s Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI).
Casey’s Juvenile Justice Strategy Group has launched a substantive, new partnership with young people currently and formerly involved in the juvenile justice system.
Learn more about the Applied Leadership Network, a year-long training program that aims to help leaders at Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiatives (JDAI) sites refine their skills and apply these skills to JDAI enhancement projects in their jurisdictions.
Millions of America's young people are struggling to find jobs — and to get the education and training necessary to keep them. Recognizing this, the Foundation is launching two new initiatives in September focused on ensuring youth and young adults have access to educational and employment opportunities that will enable them to become successful adults.
