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I heard on Wednesday that the MacArthur Foundation is making an additional $15 million investment in juvenile justice reform. The foundations, advocates, and public sector leaders have done an amazing job in re-vamping policies, implementing major systemic reforms, improving practice, and retraining staff. And we still have a long way to go in building cohesive approaches in every state. MacArthur will be directing part of their funds to a resource center to continue to support folks in the juvenile justice system. Their announcement is below:
Building
on its nearly 20-year, $150 million investment in supporting juvenile
justice reform, the MacArthur Foundation announced today an additional
commitment of $15 million to the field, in part to establish the new Models for Change Resource Center Partnership.
The Partnership will provide juvenile defenders, judges, policymakers,
advocates, probation officers, and mental health and social service
agencies with much needed technical assistance, trainings, tools, and
resources to help advance juvenile justice reform across the country.
“Reforms
like the elimination of life without parole for juveniles and raising
the age at which people are tried as juveniles are examples of progress
toward a system that is fair, just, and humane in its treatment of our
nation’s youth,” said Laurie Garduque, Director of Justice Reform for
the MacArthur Foundation. “There has been so much progress made over the
past decade toward better outcomes for kids, their families, and their
communities. But there is so much more to do and juvenile justice reform
must continue.”
The
MacArthur Foundation supports creative people and effective
institutions committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful
world. In addition to selecting the MacArthur Fellows, the Foundation
works to defend human rights, advance global conservation and security,
make cities better places, and understand how technology is affecting
children and society.
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