In response to Governor Northam’s signing a two-year budget which does not include funding for construction on the existing Beaumont and Bon Air facility sites but does include funding for a new 60-bed youth prison, Valerie Slater, RISE for Youth…
Dr. Alexandra Cox's new book, Trapped in a Vice, explores the consequences of a juvenile justice system that is aimed at promoting change in the lives of young people, yet ultimately relies upon tools and strategies that enmesh them in…
The House and Senate recently passed their amendments to the Governor’s proposed two-year budget for Virginia. Both proposals put funding for new youth prisons in the budget. RISE for Youth continues to oppose the construction of new, large youth prisons.…
Help Stop Youth Prisons in Virginia Virginia’s youth need your help: The Virginia House and Senate both propose new youth prisons in their versions of the state budget. We know this is the wrong approach, and RISE for Youth continues…
Beaumont Juvenile Correctional Center officially closed at the end of June. RISE for Youth welcomes this long overdue closure and applauds the Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice for moving toward replacing old, outdated, and obsolete youth prisons with community-based accountability…
Watch this powerful YouTube video. Prisons Don't Work! https://youtu.be/hLyrGeBjKwY
A new poll shows that Virginians of all political stripes support shifting the youth justice system. Read the Full Report. Youth First Virginia Poll Memo Feb 2017 Final
Thank you Sen. Mark Obenshain for helping our most vulnerable youth by investing community-based alternatives to prison.
Prison is no place for kids. Thank you Governor Terry McAuliffe for protecting community-based alternatives to incarceration.