Putting Youth First Means Closing Youth Prisons
Watch this powerful YouTube video. Prisons Don't Work! https://youtu.be/hLyrGeBjKwY
Poll Results on Youth Justice Reform in Virginia
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
Giving Thanks!
Thank you Sen. Mark Obenshain for helping our most vulnerable youth by investing community-based alternatives to prison.
Thank you!
Prison is no place for kids. Thank you Governor Terry McAuliffe for protecting community-based alternatives to incarceration.
RISE for Youth Statement on Gov. McAuliffe’s FY2017 Savings Plan
RISE for Youth is pleased that Governor McAuliffe, in his Fiscal Year 2017 Savings Plan to address Virginia's state budget shortfall, protected critical funding within the Department of Juvenile Justice tied to the build-out of a breadth of community-based alternatives to…
CBS 19: Report Looks At Ways to Change Juvenile Justice System in Virginia
RICHMOND, Va. (NEWSPLEX) -- A new report outlines steps the Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice , the Task Force on Juvenile Correction Centers and the community across the Commonwealth can take to keep families intact and communities safe. The Reinvest…
WRIC 8: Kerri O’Brien: Incarcerating kids: New report urges state to think smaller
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — As Virginia reconsiders how it incarcerates kids, a new report reveals startling new data about the cost and effectiveness of the Commonwealth’s Juvenile Correctional Facilities. It’s a controversial topic 8News has been investigating for months. $42…
RISE for Youth: What Stakeholders Can Do to Transform Virginia’s Juvenile Justice System
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Tuesday, July 12, 2016 MEDIA CONTACT: Xakota Espinoza, xakota.espinoza@berlinrosen.com, 646-517-1810 RISE for Youth Releases Recommendations for Transforming Virginia’s Juvenile Justice System Report calls for re-investing in community-based alternatives as cost-effective key to reducing recidivism, improving…
Coalition Calls on Task Force to Consider Smaller Facilities, Continuum of Community-Based Care for Youth & Include Impacted Youth, Families, and Communities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: May 31, 2016 Jeree Thomas, Esq. JustChildren Program, Legal Aid Justice Center 804-521-7310 | jeree@justice4all.org Coalition Calls on Task Force to Consider Smaller Facilities, Continuum of Community-Based Care for Youth. & Include Impacted Youth, Families, Communities …