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Annie

Salsich

Director, Center on Youth Justice
Annie Salsich joined Vera in February 2003 as a project analyst for Affirm, a school safety demonstration project. Currently director of Vera’s Center on Youth Justice, Annie works on national issues of school safety and juvenile justice. Before coming to Vera, she was a program director of the Boys and Girls Club of Southeastern Connecticut and, prior to that, a case manager for pregnant and parenting teens. Annie has also lived and taught in Oaxaca, Mexico. She received her BA at Vassar College and an MSW from Hunter College School of Social Work.

Topics:
Children and Youth

Blog Posts

A spotlight on juvenile justice in NYC and beyond
New York City is signaling a real commitment to detaining fewer kids and making sure they get the care they need.
Adolescent behavior is not a crime
The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) prohibits states that receive federal funds from placing status offenders—youth who exhibit troubling, but non-criminal, behaviors such as chronic truancy, incorrigibility, or running away—in locked juvenile detention or correctional facilities. A September 8 report by the National Coalition of Juvenile Justice draws attention to some of the challenges that jurisdictions face in complying with this particular requirement.
Abuses at NYS Juvenile Correctional Facilities
A recently published letter to Governor David Paterson from the U.S. Department of Justice presents a heartbreaking picture of events in four New York State juvenile correctional facilities. That’s why it is important to remember that there are also jurisdictions in this country that offer a better way of caring for youth in state custody.