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Tom Hall Focuses on VA Juvenile Justice System

On one wall inside the ART 180 studio, hand-drawn signs called for unity, fairness over prejudice, and education not incarceration. The artwork was part of the Performing Statistics exhibit, a project that connects incarcerated teens with artists, designers, educators and

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Town Hall Meeting on juvenile justice set in Richmond

Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice director Andrew Block is scheduled to attend Thursday evening’s event. People who have been incarcerated in the state’s juvenile correctional facilities, as well as their families and other advocates of reform, will join him to

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Town Hall Dialogue with DJJ Director

Date: Thursday, October 29th Time: 5:30pm-7:30pm Location: ART 180 (114 W. Marshall Street, Richmond, Virginia) RSVP Here What if incarcerated youth and others impacted by the juvenile justice system were consultants for the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) on how

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Editorial: In Virginia, reforming juvenile justice

It really does matter — to everyone — whether the young people of today become tomorrow’s criminals or contributors, burdening the community or benefiting it. In many cases, that will depend on how a child who exhibits behavioral issues is

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Nonpartisan Push to Close VA Juvenile Prisons

RICHMOND, Va. – The time is right to reform Virginia’s juvenile justice system, according to a new nonpartisan coalition called RISE for Youth. The coalition wants to replace the big juvenile prisons with community-based corrections. States around the country have

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New Campaign Launches to Transform Virginia’s Approach to Juvenile Justice

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, October 1, 2015 CONTACTS: Alec Saslow, Alec@FitzGibbonmedia.com, 720-319-4948 Madison Donzis, madison@fitzgibbonmedia.com, 210-488-6220 New Campaign Launches to Transform Virginia’s Approach to Juvenile Justice  ‘RISE for Youth’ Focuses on Closing Youth Prisons; Investing in Safer Communities View Website:

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When Schooling Meets Policing

“The events have grabbed headlines and public attention, sparking what are now all too familiar debates in the United States about police overreach. In Raleigh, North Carolina, a water-balloon fight at Enloe High School, initiated as a senior-day prank, ended

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