SCSJ has always maintained a strong commitment to addressing issues of racial equity in education, eliminating racial bias in the criminal justice system, ending mass incarceration, and removing unjust barriers faced by persons with criminal records. We are now excited to announce a new strategic partnership with Youth Justice North Carolina which will augment our […]
Raise The Age: the importance of keeping children out of adult jail
On the heels of End Mass Incarceration (EMI) Week comes reenergized attention to the Raise the Age Movement in North Carolina. As explained in my recent blog post entitled, “Mass Incarceration of Juveniles: Does Putting Children in Jail Solve Anything?” North Carolina automatically charges all 16 and 17 year-olds as adults, irrespective of the crime. […]
Mass Incarceration of Juveniles: does putting children in jail solve anything?
Does putting children in jail solve anything? During a single year, an estimated 2.1 million youth under the age of 18 are arrested in the United States[1]. When we think of mass incarceration, we cannot just think of adults. Countless boys and girls are funneled from schools and neighborhoods to the juvenile justice system […]