Feb 8, 2021 | CCLP in the News
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...
Mar 24, 2020 | CCLP in the News
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...
Aug 7, 2018 | CCLP in the News
As part of a series covering the experience of migrant youth in detention facilities throughout the country, the New York Times interviewed CCLP’s Jason Szanyi. An August 4 article cited the use of restraint chairs and spit masks on young people, which staff...
Jul 16, 2018 | CCLP in the News
Read the Coalition’s July 9, 2018 statement, which outlines how the Department of Justice’s decision to rescind key guidance documents threatens to harm youth of color and other vulnerable youth....
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...
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...
Sep 22, 2016 | Homepage, CCLP in the News
On September 22, 2016, CCLP Executive Director Mark Soler testified before a Maryland task force evaluating search and restraint practices within the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services. At the task force hearing, Maryland DJS Director Sam Abed urged the task...
Jul 27, 2016 | CCLP in the News
On April 18th, NPR’s Carrie Johnson covered the Stop Solitary for Kids campaign on Morning Edition. Click here to listen to the story.
