Provider
(Pennsylvania)
Tags: Juvenile Justice
Juvenile Law Center (PA)
Non-profit organization that advocates for the rights of children in Pennsylvania, primarily in the juvenile justice and child welfare systems.Tags: Juvenile Justice
Juvenile Justice
Milwaukee programs get grants for legal services, fighting homelessness
News Story
(Wisconsin)
The money will be used to help provide legal services to people between the ages of 18 and 24 who are current public housing residents, or those who would be living in public housing but can't because of their criminal records.
Tags: Juvenile Justice | Reentry
Milwaukee programs get grants for legal services, fighting homelessness
May 2, 2016 | Mary Spicuzza | Milwaukee Journal-SentinelThe money will be used to help provide legal services to people between the ages of 18 and 24 who are current public housing residents, or those who would be living in public housing but can't because of their criminal records.
Tags: Juvenile Justice | Reentry
Casa Cornelia Law Center (CCLC) (Southern California)
Provider
(California)
Tags: Children & Juvenile, Domestic Violence, Immigration Process, Juvenile Justice, Trafficking
Casa Cornelia Law Center (CCLC) (Southern California)
Since 1992, serves victims of human and civil rights violations, with a primary commitment to indigent persons within the immigrant community in Southern California. HQ in San Diego.Tags: Children & Juvenile, Domestic Violence, Immigration Process, Juvenile Justice, Trafficking
Legal Services for Prisoners with Children (LSPC) (California)
Provider, Research/Policy/Organizing
(California)
Tags: Children & Juvenile, Juvenile Justice, Prisoners Rights
Legal Services for Prisoners with Children (LSPC) (California)
Organizes communities impacted by the criminal justice system and advocates to release incarcerated people, to restore human and civil rights, and to reunify families and communities. HQ in San Francisco.Tags: Children & Juvenile, Juvenile Justice, Prisoners Rights
National Center for Youth Law (NCYL)
Provider
(NATIONAL)
Tags: Children & Juvenile, Family, Juvenile Justice, Mental Health
National Center for Youth Law (NCYL)
NCYL attorneys assist advocates representing poor children and adolescents. HQ in Oakland.Tags: Children & Juvenile, Family, Juvenile Justice, Mental Health
Children Deserve Better from Florida’s Justice System
Blog Post
(Florida)
Once a child is charged as an adult, s/he is held in adult jail (often in isolation) and, if convicted, sentenced to adult prison.
Tags: Criminal Justice | Juvenile Justice
Children Deserve Better from Florida’s Justice System
April 29, 2016 | Cassandra Capobianco | Huffington PostOnce a child is charged as an adult, s/he is held in adult jail (often in isolation) and, if convicted, sentenced to adult prison.
Tags: Criminal Justice | Juvenile Justice
Nobody wants to put runaways in detention — but what do we do?
Op-Ed
(Washington)
It’s not uncommon that the parents cannot be found or won’t take back their children, leading to at-risk youth being held in detention centers.
Tags: Foster Youth | Juvenile Justice
Nobody wants to put runaways in detention — but what do we do?
November 30, 2015 | Helen Halpert | Seattle TimesIt’s not uncommon that the parents cannot be found or won’t take back their children, leading to at-risk youth being held in detention centers.
Tags: Foster Youth | Juvenile Justice