The Message to Our Children

At the Center for Children’s Law and Policy, we feel revulsion and disgust at the violence on January 6 and the lawless efforts to deny the will of the voters. Every day more videos show the horrific violence in the Capitol building by goons and rioters bent on...

COVID-19

COVID-19 Resources There are more than 43,000 youth in juvenile justice facilities right now. As the country grapples with the global COVID-19 pandemic, youth in the justice system should not be left behind in public health efforts. These youth cannot engage in social...

New JJDPA Requirements for Racial and Ethnic Disparities

CCLP and the Burns Institute have published a fact sheet on changes to requirements in federal law related to states’ requirements to tackle overrepresentation of youth of color. Read the fact sheet, published through the Act 4 Juvenile Justice Campaign, by...

Stop Family Detention

Today, CCLP submitted comments to the Department of Homeland Security rejecting the Trump Administration’s proposal to roll back long-standing protections for immigrant children. The proposed rule changes to what is known as the Flores Settlement would allow the...