Today, Kansas Appleseed and Juvenile Law Center, advocacy organizations working for children in the justice and child welfare systems, released an analysis of Kansas’ juvenile fee and fine collection statewide.
Five decades of advocating for children behind bars have taught us that we must be unrelenting in protecting young people from harm and bold in imagining a better world. The horrors children face when incarcerated require us to uncover and confront abuse.
The Juvenile Law Center co-founder has spent 50 years advocating for the rights of youth in the legal system, taking on corrupt judges, changing policy
In 2004, as a third-year law student at Loyola Chicago I knew I wanted to fight for children’s rights but had no idea what the world had to offer. I came across a posting for the Zubrow fellowship at Juvenile Law Center.
In 2005, Riya Saha Shah started her legal career as a fellow with the Philadelphia-based Juvenile Law Center, a venerated 50-year-old nonprofit litigation and advocacy
Some days it seems like it was only yesterday, some days I feel the decades behind me. I can still remember the planning meetings around Judy Chomsky’s kitchen table — to be clear, Judy was the only one among us who actually had a kitchen table, not to mention other actual pieces of furniture — as we four soon-to-be graduates of Temple Law School hatched an idea to start a non-profit law firm for children.
As I approach my retirement, I am facing two directions. I am looking back over the past near decade that I have served as CEO of Juvenile Law Center, and I am looking forward to Riya Saha Shah leading the office as the next CEO, our 50th Anniversary and the work ahead in 2025.
Today, Juvenile Law Center announced the appointment of its next Chief Executive Officer, Riya Saha Shah. She will assume the position in the new year.
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