From Shackles to Scholarship: A Vision for a 21st Century Bordentown School
Posted OnMay 13, 2024 byJake GirardNew Jersey should close its three youth prions, reinvest in community-based programs and establish a 21st Century version of the illustrious Bordentown School.
Support Reaffirmation of Legal Counsel for Youth in Juvenile Court
Posted OnDecember 14, 2023 bynjisjOppose Increasing Penalties Against Youth for Alcohol Possession
Posted OnDecember 14, 2023 bynjisjSupport a Minimum Age for Juvenile Delinquency of 14
Posted OnMay 13, 2023 bynjisjRenew Request for DOJ Intervention of PPD
Posted OnApril 26, 2023 bynjisjRequest the DOJ Investigate Paterson Police Department
Posted OnMarch 13, 2023 bynjisj600K To Damage Our Kids Forever: A Youth Incarceration Disaster
Posted OnJune 5, 2022 byMosaicImagine how an annual investment of $600,000 could change a kid’s life.
New Jersey invests this amount to incarcerate each kid in its failed youth prisons1 in which a Black youth is 18 times more likely to be incarcerated than a white youth — the worst racial disparity in America, even though Black and white youth commit most offenses at similar rates.Read More…