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Holiday Book Drive raises money for books for youth in D.C.'s adult criminal justice system - December 2011

Former Youth Offender and Experts Testify to the Department of Justice's National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence - November 2011

New National Poll Shows Strong Public Support for Rehabilitation and Treatment of Youth Over Incarceration - October 2011
Click here to read the press release

No Need To Be Frightened: October in National Youth Justice Awareness Month. Events held around the country to bring awareness about youth prosecuted in the adult criminal justice system - October 2011
For a list of all the Y-JAM events, visit the State By State Events Page.

Grace Warren, Co-Director of the National Parent Caucus, with Attorney General Eric Holder at the Federal Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice Meeting July 21, 2011  - July 2011

One-minute audio clip from parents, families and formerly incarcerated youth to the Federal Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice - July 2011

New Report Analyzes 15 Years of Measure 11 Data and Questions Current Policy of Trying Kids as Adults in Oregon - July 2011

Parents and Youth Speak Out on the Importance of Removing Youth from Adult Jails and Prisons to Keep Our Kids Safe - June 2011

Legislation Passes in Oregon to lessen the incarceration of youth in adult jails - May 2011

More than 1,300 individuals and organizations sign on to letter to DOJ - April 2011

New York Times editorial features State Trends Report - April 2011

USA Today features State Trends Report - March 2011

Trying Kids as Adults: Policies are Changing
New Report Shows Trend of Nearly Half the States Changing or Considering Change -CFYJ Press Release - March 2011

National Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Coalition Releases Top Priorities for the Obama Administration and the 112th Congress (Press Release) - February 2011

National Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Coalition's Top Priorities for the Obama Administration - February 2011

National Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Coalition's Top Priorities for the 112th Congress - February 2011

The National Campaign for Youth Justice 5K Walk/Run Month held events in five states to promote youth justice - October 2010

Jackson mother fights for juvenile justice- September 2010

Jackson woman starts own juvenile justice campaign, will have Tuesday kick-off- September 2010

Juvenile justice group launches reform efforts- September 2010

Mom, wrongly convicted man joins forces in justice campaign- September 2010

Happy Father's Day by Mr. Johnson - June 2010

Children advocates send response to the Department of Justice regarding the PREA standards, titled Preventing the Sexual Abuse of Youth in Correctional Settings.
PREA response press release - May 2010

Juvenile Justice Matters featured Rep. George Miller of CA to discuss JJDPA reauthorization - May 2010

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