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Girls Matter

Ending girls’ incarceration requires communities to treat girls fairly and with respect—that means eliminating reliance on law enforcement and the courts when girls run away, skip school, or disobey a parent.

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July 19, 2018
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Learning How to Ask for Help

The Choice is Yours (TCY) is a felony diversion program in Philadelphia that channels young people arrested for drug possession with intent to distribute away from jail and into education and job training services. Alberta LLoyd, TCY career training and life skills instructor, and Marta Buechler, TCY case manager, discuss some of the numerous life ...

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January 18, 2018
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Tough on Kids and Their Families

Whenever a family member is incarcerated, the entire family suffers. The May issue of The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (the ANNALS) features a series of articles that shed light on the effects of criminal justice policy on families when an adult member enters the system. “Tough on Crime, Tough on Families?” does a ...

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    Ryan Shanahan
October 31, 2016
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Family Justice Program

Vera’s Family Justice Program helps corrections, parole, and probation staff draw on families as a positive influence for their loved ones in the justice system. This five minute video, developed with support from the Bureau of Justice Assistance and the Public Welfare Foundation, depicts how this approach is being implemented by corrections, parol ...

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August 19, 2010
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