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The organization welcomes Dorothy Roberts, Jasmine E. Sessoms and Aaron Zamost to the Board of Directors.

Jennifer M. Joseph is named Director of DEI and Human Resources; Tasha Odom begins as Director of Operations.

Juvenile Law Center Examined State Practices, Finding the Policy Fails Both Young People and Those Harmed.

Juvenile Law Center Applauds Introduction, Urges State Legislature to Act Quickly to Pass Needed Reform.

Awardees Include Cyntoia Brown Long, Dorothy Roberts, and Tom Grisso.

Harrisburg, PA – Yesterday, Governor Tom Wolf (D) signed Senate Bill 324 into law as Act 1 of 2022. This bill, sponsored by Senators Langerholc (R) and Browne (R), requires all school districts to provide additional supports for students who experience educational disruption due to homelessness or involvement in the foster care or juvenile justice systems. In divided political times, it is noteworthy that this bill passed both chambers unanimously.

With Bipartisan Support in Florida’s Legislature, Momentum Accelerates for Passage of Debt-Free Justice for Children Act.

Harrisburg, PA – Yesterday, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives gave final passage to Senate Bill 324 which requires all school districts to provide additional supports for students who experience educational disruption due to homelessness or involvement in the foster care or juvenile justice systems.

National children’s rights advocacy organization applauds the legislature for advancing this urgent bill to the House floor for educational attainment for youth in the child welfare and justice systems.

Wisconsin still doesn’t know when it will close its two youth prisons. In 2018, then-Governor Scott Walker signed a law to shut the ‘schools’ at Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake, but they’re still open. And while conditions have been improving, the kids being held there still face tremendous mental health challenges.