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National children’s rights advocacy organization appoints Sixto Cancel, Sacha M. Coupet, Judge Andre Davis (retired), Matt DeAngelo, and Abd’Allah Lateef

Philadelphia, PA (September 9, 2021)

Advocacy organizations applaud the bills’ introduction, urging members of Congress to support

Washington, DC (July 28, 2021) – Today, U.S. Representative Tony Cárdenas (D-CA) introduced

The advocacy organization responds to report released by Pennsylvania Juvenile Justice Task Force

Philadelphia, PA (June 22, 2021) – Today, the Pennsylvania Juvenile Justice Task

PHILADELPHIA, PA (June 9, 2021) – Juvenile Law Center is proud to announce the appointment of Monica Disare as the twentieth Zubrow Fellow in Children’s

More Than 180 Organizations Urge Department of Justice to Reissue and Update Advisory to Eliminate Juvenile Fees and Fines

Washington, D.C. (June 8, 2021) –

A bipartisan bill to end Virginia’s juvenile “pay to stay” practice, which requires families to pay incarceration fees to the state while their children are

Awardees are Tech CEO, Georgetown Professor, and award-winning newspaper

PHILADELPHIA, PA (March 8, 2021) — Today, Juvenile Law Center, the nation’s first public interest

National children’s rights group sheds light on municipal citation structures in the 50 states and District of Columbia

Philadelphia, PA (February 4, 2021): Today, Columbia

MADISON - The ACLU of Wisconsin and Juvenile Law Center today called for the closure of Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake Schools, a state-operated youth