Jun 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
CCLP has joined over 500 organizations throughout the country calling for an end to the federal government’s policy of separating immigrant children from their families. On June 8, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (OR) and Senator Patty Murray (WA), joined by 38 other...
May 11, 2018 | The Latest from CCLP in the Field
Today, the Center for Children’s Law and Policy submitted comments to the Bureau of Justice Statistics at the U.S. Department of Justice opposing the agency’s proposal to rescind questions in the National Crime Victimization Survey that allow youth to...
Feb 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
On February 21, CCLP released a report on the implementation of Close to Home by the New York City Administration for Children’s Services. Close to Home is a landmark initiative designed to align New York State and New York City’s juvenile justice system with...
Feb 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
Initiative Now Reaches a Third of State’s Youth Population On January 23, CCLP staff members Tiana Davis and Jason Szanyi traveled to Little Rock, Arkansas, to help officially launch the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative in Pulaski County. Pulaski County is...
Feb 13, 2018 | CCLP in the News
Reports in Kentucky, Maine Lead to New Protections for Kids CCLP was asked by officials in Kentucky and Maine to conduct assessments of conditions of confinement of youth in those states. CCLP, along with a team of experts, visited four juvenile detention facilities...
Feb 13, 2018 | CCLP in the News
Four Police Agencies Sought for New Law Enforcement Leadership For Equity Initiative Today, the Center for Children’s Law and Policy (CCLP) begins a nationwide search for four local law enforcement agencies to partner in the Law Enforcement Leadership for...
Apr 3, 2017 | Homepage, CCLP in the News
In March 2016, the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law at the American University Washington College of Law released a new publication entitled Protecting Children Against Torture in Detention: Global Solutions for a Global Problem. The report contains a...
Nov 3, 2016 | The Latest from CCLP in the Field
Thank you to officials at the New York State Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs for the opportunity to train staff on the dynamics of sexual abuse of youth in custody. To learn more about CCLP’s work to end sexual victimization of...
Oct 29, 2016 | The Latest from CCLP in the Field
Juvenile defenders can challenge solitary confinement. See the replica cell @childrenslaw #stopsolitaryforkids #NJDCSummit16 @therichardross
Oct 25, 2016 | The Latest from CCLP in the Field, Homepage
Yesterday, CCLP kicked off the Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Juvenile Justice Certificate Program, in partnership with the Center for Juvenile Justice Reform, Georgetown University, in Washington, DC. We’re excited to work with teams from all across...
Oct 12, 2016 | Homepage, CCLP in the News
Last Thursday, Shawn “Jay Z” Carter, the Weinstein Company, and Spike TV held a joint press conference in New York City to announce a new six-part documentary series on the life of Kalief Browder. Time: The Kalief Browder Story will air in January, focusing on the...
Sep 23, 2016 | Homepage, CCLP in the News
Today, the W. Haywood Burns Institute (BI) and the Center for Children’s Law and Policy (CCLP) submitted recommendations to the federal Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) aimed at strengthening the agency’s approach to reducing racial and...
