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Elizabeth Calvin is a winner of the 2019 Leadership Prize and the senior advocate in the Children’s Rights Division and an attorney with experience in youth justice

"We have repeatedly heard from numerous youth that Glen Mills staff would use the term 'physical restraint' to include punching, choking, body slamming, head butting

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Justine Lookenott, JJIE •

Juvenile Law Center awards its Leadership Prize to those who do exceptional work in creating change for youth in the child welfare and justice systems, whether

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Nelson Oliveira NELSON OLIVEIRA, New York Daily News •

Marsha Levick, co-founder of the Juvenile Law Center, finds that turning schools into high-security facilities and training children for active shooter scenarios have created “a

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Juvenile Law Center,
With your help, we can get this crucial piece of legislation passed this year. Here are three ways you can take action and help get HB 1276 passed.
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Riley Vetterkind, Wisconsin State Journal •

The court order stems from a lawsuit filed by inmates at the prison. The state settled in 2018, agreeing to reduce and eventually prohibit the

Advocates and youth celebrate the introduction of tuition-waiver bill which would bring the Commonwealth in line with neighboring states
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Molly Beck, Patrick Marley, Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel •

Inmates sued the state over conditions at Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake in 2016 with the assistance of the ACLU and Juvenile Law Center. In a

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Juvenile Law Center, ACLU of Wisconsin,
While the report details some progress, advocates remain concerned about use of solitary, inadequate staffing, and increase in strip searches.