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Eliminate Confinement as a Response to Probation Rule Violations

August 4, 2020

The document shares data on how juvenile confinement causes serious harm to youth, fails to prevent future offending and exacerbates racial and ethnic disparities. Read how...

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Leading With Race to Reimagine Youth Justice

April 27, 2020

This report explores the Casey Foundation’s Deep-End Initiative, which has demonstrated that juvenile justice jurisdictions can safely and significantly reduce youth confinement...

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Pennsylvania has more youth in private juvenile facilities than any other state

Transforming Justice

December 9, 2019

This report by the Juvenile Law Center, funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, provides research and recommendations to support bringing Pennsylvania’s young people safely...

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New Casey Foundation brief offers eight principles to transform the juvenile justice system.

Eight Principles to Transform Care for Young People in the Justice System

October 6, 2019

This issue brief identifies eight principles that every juvenile justice system should embrace to transform care for youth in custody. Click here to learn more about serving...

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Listening to Black Women and Girls

May 15, 2019

This report shares insights and recommendations related to adultification bias — the perception that black girls are less innocent and more adult-like than their white peers of...

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The Color of Justice

May 15, 2019

This report explores how psychology and America’s mental health system — including shortcomings in prevention, early intervention and treatment programs — contribute to the...

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Place Matters

April 22, 2019

This report, written with Maine’s policymakers in mind, delivers a clear charge to improve how the state supports system-involved youth between the ages of 14 to 25. It calls...

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Collaborating for Successful Reentry

March 9, 2019

This guide teaches juvenile justice and social service professionals about supporting youth who are reentering their community after confinement or a court-ordered out-of-home...

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Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative Scale-Up

March 1, 2019

This report identifies critical success factors for four states — Indiana, Massachusetts, Missouri and New Mexico — that accelerated the spread of the Juvenile Detention...

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