While progress has been made, there is still more to be done to ensure our legal system treats kids as kids. @CalStateLACJ's Denise Herz, @EAJProject's @LaelChester, and @OJJDPLizRyan lead our next discussion on how prosecutors can better meet the needs of kids and young adults.

. @abdallah_fayyad: “….when the former commissioner [@VinSchiraldi] of one of the largest probation departments in the country says that probation in the U.S. may very well be too flawed to reform, then it’s time to consider whether change is overdue.” https://t.co/M5Ssf03HS0

Thanks to the great team at @TheNewPress for helping get to this day!

Overjoyed that Michaela Pommells has been named the Executive Director of the Youth First Justice Collaborative! #NoKidsInPrison

“[P]eople are very quick to say, ‘How do we know it works? What if it happens again?’” - @LaelChester, director of @EAJProject at @CUJusticeLab. “We should be asking: How does it work in the formalized system? The outcomes are terrible!” via @itsivyscott

So refreshing to see data and research being used to develop effective responses to youth crime. Thank you, MD, for being such a great role model to other jurisdictions. @EAJProject

New York set up a hotline for police handling mental health cases. Not one officer has called. (via @guardian) The line was supposed to offer expert guidance after NYC Mayor Eric Adams expanded police powers to forcibly hospitalize people.

The war on drugs has been disastrous for everyone, but especially for women, whose drug arrests have risen dramatically since the 80s. Today, more than a quarter of women in jail are held for drug crimes.

Majority of NYC’s Bd of Correction joins “the call that Rikers Island be placed into federal receivership.” Members warn: DOC’s “preference for looking good over doing good is patently dangerous to all who are held or work in the jails.”

The hope is in the details. Communities reform systems to encourage healthy development of #EmergingAdults. Read our comprehensive report. https://t.co/Cb8W5pQBxB.

“[W]e cannot throw away our young people, and I believe that young people can change.” – State Senator Liz Miranda. #EmergingAdult @LizForBoston @EAJProject

“There is no definition of love that encompasses the trauma, violence, and general lack that our kids are being subjected to at YSC right now” - @EduardoRFerrer, policy director @GeorgetownJJI.

Our @EAJProject national scan shows how communities create hybrid justice systems for #EmergingAdults that give young people a better chance to thrive.

APPLY NOW: Applications are open for the 2023-2024 Beyond the Bars Fellowship! The Fellowship offers interdisciplinary leadership to deepen analysis & skills toward ending mass incarceration. Applications are due August 18th. Learn more and apply here: https://t.co/uog4X6y6Rv

"[C]hild welfare authorities in several states are placing kids in juvenile detention facilities — as well as in hotels, casinos and offices — due to a shortage of foster homes." https://t.co/ADMZgHYVjp via @truthout

Wonderful job opportunity w/ a terrific organization: @mtwyouth is looking for an Associate Director of Government Relations & Policy. #EmergingAdultJustice https://t.co/GEGwOuLbbv

Q: Can bureaucratic hurdles derail successful reentry and harm people, families, and communities? A: Yes

When DCF takes the benefits, the children lose money that could be spent for their long-term benefit. “This is legally and morally questionable, and it’s simply terrible public policy“ https://t.co/9y9e5WkWlb via @BostonGlobe

Join the fight. We are looking for a dedicated Trial Attorney in our Youth Advocacy Division in Fall River. Click the link to apply. https://t.co/F60b1EzK0a

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