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- Our Mission -
The Juvenile Justice Initiative is a statewide advocacy coalition to transform the juvenile justice system. The JJI advocates to reduce reliance on detention, to enhance fairness for all youth and to develop adequate community based resources throughout the state.
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"But, in the end, I had to remind myself that I was dealing with children." Alex Kotlowitz, End Note, There are No Children Here.
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Juvenile Justice Issues -
Changing the Age of Juvenile Jurisdiction · Fact Sheet on Senate Bill 2275 · State Map of Age Jurisdiction · Physicans for Human Rights Letter of Support · Report published by the CDC - transferring youth under 18 to the adult criminal system increases violence, causes harm to juveniles, and threatens public safety. · Connecticut Raises the Age, New Haven Independent, July 2007 · The Baltimore Sun "Why they're called juvenile," November 4, 2007 · Redeploy Legislative Report January, 2010 · Redeploy Fact Sheet April 2009 · Redeploy Legislative Report November 2008 · Redeploy Legislative Report May, 2007 · Redeploy Legislative Report January, 2006 · Justice Policy Institute Policy Paper: Cost Effective Youth Corrections: Rationalizing Fiscal Architecture of Juvenile Justice Systems · Chicago Tribune Editorial May 2, 2006 · Comprehensive Master Plan: Vision for the Future, September, 2007 · Transition Team Recommendations, June 27, 2006 · Fact Sheet on Senate Bill 92, Amendment #6, including list of supporting organizations and quotes from statewide newspaper editorials. · Press Release from Governor Rod R. Blagojevich, November 17, 2005 · Press Release from JJI, November 17, 2005 · Juvenile Separation Overview · Full Text of Amendment 6 to Senate Bill 92 (198 pages long) · Presentation on the new Department of Juvenile Justice |
