Juvenile Justice Information Exchange

Our findings reveal that the overwhelming majority of the nation 42 states have made minimal to no efforts to create a legal framework to protect the #humanrights of children in the justice system. #JuvenileJustice #Youth http://bit.ly/ChildRightsJJIE

Via The Crime Report: Christian L. Bolden moved up the ladder of academic achievement, eventually earning his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Central Florida, he carefully concealed an important part of his past. #Gang #JuvenileJustice http://bit.ly/GangToPhD

Via Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting, Jerry Mitchell: Brett Jones was looking forward to attending high school after completing the eighth grade. Instead, he was convicted of #murder at age 15 and got his GED in #prison. #JuvenileJustice http://bit.ly/BrettJonesJJIE

Youth of color may be less likely to complete the program because completion and reporting requirements fail to minimize specific barriers for families of color or for #youth involved in the #childwelfare system. http://bit.ly/EquityPromoting

They’re looking for an excuse to hate us, and they found it in the virus. The #pandemic has given them the freedom to say what they always have wanted. #BoroughPark http://bit.ly/BoroughNY

Via ProPublica: I’m glad I am busy. I’m glad to be doing what I’m doing. I wouldn’t have been able to do it if not for the thousands of people who stood up for me and used their voice to uplift mine. http://bit.ly/FreeGraceNews

Youth in #juvenilejustice detention centers and longer-term placements face educational instability as they are moved from facility to facility within the juvenile justice system. #Education #Youth http://bit.ly/AcademicsJJIE

The Center for Sustainable Journalism at Kennesaw State University, publisher of Youth Today, Bokeh Focus and JJIE, is excited to announce we have been selected to participate for the fourth year in a row in the annual gift-matching NewsMatch fundraiser. Last year’s #NewsMatch campaign was a huge success and we need your help to make it happen again. You can #donate your gift during NewsMatch 2020 now! All gifts from Nov. 1 through Dec. 31 will be matched dollar for dollar. #JuvenileJustice GIVE: http://bit.ly/CSJdonation

Via Human Rights for Kids: The purpose of the report is to help educate the public and public #policymakers on what reforms need to take place in order to better align our laws with #humanrights principles. https://bit.ly/37RpPwV

"I’m annoyed with myself. I have been involved with the courts since I was 11 years old. The fact that I allowed myself to hope I could receive a fair shot in the courts, well, it pisses me off I know better." #JuvenileJustice https://bit.ly/2TrCgXB

Via The Crime Report: There are far more young people in the #justicesystem under the supervision of #probation departments than there are in any other aspect of the system. #JuvenileJustice http://bit.ly/JuvenileProbation

Jan Düerkop, 37, from Hamburg, Germany, is our September #photographer of the month winner for Bokeh Focus, our publisher's photography platform. He competed against three other photographers for this title and his photo received the most votes. Jan previously won photographer of the week during the third week of September. We love his #photography and hard work. We interviewed Jan to get to know him better as a photographer and to share his experiences and advice for all pho...tographers to see. Congratulations, Jan, on this accomplishment! Read his full interview: http://bit.ly/DuerkopPOM

Black and Latino #children are more likely than their white and Asian counterparts to experience childhood #trauma, including poverty and parental separation or #divorce. #Youth #Macon http://bit.ly/MaconSJ

Via In These Times: After being sentenced to life without parole at 16, Paredes was booked into the Michigan Reformatory, an adult facility. He says several older men took him under their wings and helped him navigate prison life. http://bit.ly/ITTBehindBars