Background on Youth Justice Milwaukee There is an important and immediate window of opportunity for Youth Justice Milwaukee (YJM) to impact the county’s short and long-term plans. YJM is a broad-based campaign advocating for community-based, family-centered, restorative programs as an…
The Problem with Wisconsin’s Juvenile Justice System Wisconsin’s juvenile justice system is excessively punitive and insufficiently focused on rehabilitative alternatives to incarceration. Despite the vast body of research on the harmful effects of youth incarceration, Wisconsin continues to rely heavily…
What should be done? Youth prisons are obsolete and should be closed. Youth incarceration has dramatically decreased over the past decade, and some youth prisons are at 50 percent or less capacity. Closing these facilities would free up millions in…
The U.S.’ Broken Juvenile Justice System: Key Facts On any given day, approximately 50,000 youth in the United States are in youth prisons or other out-of-home confinement facilities.[1] According to the U.S. Department of Justice[2], three quarters of the youth…
Fighting for Youth Justice – Citywide Youth Justice Organizing Seminar (Fall) – STAY TUNED TO YJM – MORE INFO TO COME
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 22, 2017 Ianthe Metzger | Ianthe.Metzger@berlinrosen.com | 202-800-8169 Youth Justice Milwaukee Condemns Proposed Bill to Send More Children to Prison MILWAUKEE -- In response to legislation proposed by State Senator Leah Vukmir and State Representative Joe…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 9, 2017 Ianthe Metzger|Ianthe.Metzger@berlinrosen.com |202-800-8169 Vast Majority of Wisconsinites Favor Keeping Youth Out of Prisons New Poll Shows Strong Support for Community-Based Alternatives to Incarceration to Rehabilitate Youth MILWAUKEEE – A new poll released today shows…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 9, 2017 Ianthe Metzger|Ianthe.Metzger@berlinrosen.com |202-800-8169 Vast Majority of Wisconsinites Favor Keeping Youth Out of Prisons New Poll Shows Strong Support for Community-Based Alternatives to Incarceration to Rehabilitate Youth MILWAUKEEE – A new poll released today shows…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 1, 2017 Ianthe Metzger | Ianthe.Metzger@berlinrosen.com | 202-800-8169 Youth Justice Milwaukee to Prison Chief: Lincoln Hills is Not Safe and Must be Closed MILWAUKEE – Today, in response to the Department of Corrections Secretary Jon Litscher’s…
