Overhauling the Juvenile Justice System

Solomon Jones, Wake Up With WURD •

Juvenile Law Center’s, Senior Managing Director, Jessica Feierman, Esq., joins Wake Up With WURD to discuss policy recommendations for overhauling the juvenile justice system.

About the Expert

Jessica Feierman is the Chief Legal Officer of Juvenile Law Center, where she leads programmatic work and engages in impact litigation, amicus efforts, and policy reform to fight the harmful and discriminatory impact of the juvenile and criminal legal and family regulation systems. Jessica is a nationally recognized expert on the rights of young people, and has published and presented widely on economic justice, racial justice, adolescent development, conditions of confinement, and the youth legal system.