Category: Juvenile Justice
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The Trespass Project Releases a Nationwide Land Acknowledgment on First People’s Day
Today, we acknowledge that all of the land beneath our country’s carceral institutions—each juvenile detention center, immigration holding facility, and every other site where children are held—is land stolen from Indigenous peoples. Over 1,275 facilities across the United States cage our children, all of which occupy territory taken by force and never returned.
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Youth Justice Action Month Begins
Statement by Molly Reed, Policy Director of The Trespass Project, in recognition of Youth Justice Action Month
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Cayden Brown Urges Juvenile Justice Reform Before Thousands in the Nation’s Capital
Last week, The Trespass Project took a message to the capital of the United States—again.
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Trespass Project CEO Cayden Brown Returns to the Courtroom with ABC News
Cayden Brown returns to the courtroom where his journey began, sharing an exclusive look into his work with ABC’s Channel 7 News.
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Trespass Project Executive Director Addresses Child Rights at the United Nations
At just 17, Brown was selected as the youngest of five youth peace panelists from around the world to address UNSCR 2250.
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This Teenager Was Denied His Meds in Juvie, Now He’s Dead
His name was Romeo Calhoun, and his 17-year-old life came to a heart-wrenching end within a St. Charles County juvenile detention center.
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APA Urges Prohibition of Punitive Isolation for Youths in Juvenile Justice Settings
In a pivotal move, the American Psychological Association (APA) has called for an end to solitary confinement of youths in juvenile justice settings, echoing extensive research highlighting its damaging impact on mental health and development.