Announcements Archive
Current Announcements
Action Alert: White House Call-in Day for Juvenile Justice!Please Call President Obama about Juvenile Justice This Thursday, Jan. 5! [More...]
Act Today: Preserve Critical Juvenile Justice Funding
Congress set to move tomorrow, no later than Wednesday. [More...]
ACTION ALERT:
Take action today to call members of the Congress about final juvenile justice budget decisions! [More...]
Congress' Budget Cuts Puts Kids and Community Safety at Risk!
Tell Members of Congress to reject the House cuts [More...]
ACTION ALERT: HELP RESTORE CRITICAL JUVENILE JUSTICE FUNDING
Tell the Senate to Preserve Federal Protections for Youth and Communities. [More...]
Archived Announcements
Keep the Heat on Congress to Pass the JJDPA this Year!Attend a Town Hall Meeting & Speak Out for Juvenile Justice Reform. [More...]
July 7 was National Juvenile Justice Call-In Day!
Click "More" for more information and resources. [More...]
April 21, 2010: U.S. House Education & Labor Committee Holds Hearing on Reforming the Juvenile Justice System
Click "More" to see the list of witnesses, read the testimonies and view the hearing's Webcast. [More...]
March 11, 2010, U.S. House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Girls in the Juvenile Justice System
Click "More" to see the list of witnesses, read the testimonies and view the hearing's Webcast. [More...]
Act4JJ on youtube.com
Watch Act4JJ allies from around the country discuss the importance of the JJDPA reauthorization [More...]
Former OJJDP Administrators Voice Strong Support for JJDPA Reauthorization
Read the December 9, 2009, letter forwarded by 6 former OJJDP Administrators to key Congressional leaders [More...]
Become of fan of the ACT4JJ Campaign on Facebook!
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Bangor Daily News and the two U.S. Senators from Maine support the JJDPA reauthorization
Click on "More" to read the November 18, 2009, Bangor Daily editorial. [More...]
"Juvenile Justice at a Pivotal Moment"
Read the November 10, 2009, Roll Call article, by David Schmidt, CJJ’s National Chair and Ward Loyd, CJJ’s National Vice Chair. [More...]
Senate Judiciary Committee Introduces JJDPA Reauthorization Bill
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Essay from KIDS COUNT: "A Road Map for Juvenile Justice Reform"
Read the essay and view the complete Data Book. [More...]
Reports Show Strong Willingness to Pay for Rehabilitation for Juvenile Offenders
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State Fact Sheets on Juvenile Justice
Learn the facts and figures on juvenile justice in the states. [More...]
2009 Presidential Transition
View a letter submitted by Act4JJ to President-elect Obama and Attorney General-designate Holder. [More...]
Join the more than 300 international, national, state and local organizations that have signed our Statement of Principles to Congress!
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December 5, 2007, Washington, DC, JJDPA Hearing Held in the U.S. Senate
Read statements and testimony. [More...]
View the Statement of Principles Power Point, presented by Liz Ryan, Executive Director of the Campaign 4 Youth Justice, at the Coalition for Juvenile Justice’s Summit on JJDPA Reauthorization, June 11, 2007.
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September 18, 2007, Washington, DC, JJDPA Hearing Held in the U.S. House of Representatives
View and read testimony [More...]
July 12, 2007, Washington, DC, JJDPA Hearing Held in the U.S. House of Representatives
View testimony and a related July 12 editorial from the New York Times [More...]
JJDPA Teleconference Briefing
Click here to open the password-protected PowerPoint for teleconferences Feb. 26, March 4 and March 6. [More...]
