CFSY and NCVC Fact Sheet
NCVC CFSY Fact Sheet January 2023
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Freedom Party Guests: Where to Eat and What to Visit
Where to Eat and What to Visit – Woodley Park, DC (Sept. 6-9, 2022)
ICAN and Tow Wellness Grant Self-Care Retreat
The 2022 ICAN Self-Care Retreat brought together more than 30 members of the Incarcerated Children’s Advocacy Network from June 2-4 at University of Scranton’s Conference and Retreat Center at Chapman Lake in Pennsylvania. We are extremely grateful for The Tow Foundation, whose Wellness and Community Care Program Expansion made this experience possible. This retreat brought […]
What Does Miller vs. Alabama Mean To Me?
by Kaleem Nazeem June 25, 2022 In answering this question I must look at it from a historical perspective. I also must reflect upon two days of my carceral experience. On the first day in question, I was transferred to the Cummins Unit in Grady, Arkansas. And on the second, I was released after […]
Michigan SB 848-851 & HB 5941-5944 Summary
Michigan SB 848-851
Racial Disparities in Youth Sentencing
Racial Disparities Fact Sheet March 2022
This Black History Month, a Reminder: I Am Somebody!
As we welcome Black History Month 2022, I’m writing to share a reflection with our CFSY community on the Black experience in America, particularly as it relates to the work we do. The excessively punitive sentencing laws the CFSY aims to transform are a direct product of this country’s long history of entrenched institutional racism. […]
Montgomery v. Louisiana Six Years Later: Progress and Outliers
Montgomery v. Louisiana Six Years Later Progress and Outliers
FAQs: A Bill to End the Practice of Juvenile Life Without Parole in Wisconsin (SB 862 / AB 856)
What would the proposed legislation do? Ban life-without-parole (or extended supervision) sentences for juveniles; Require judges to consider the mitigating factors of youth and other factors articulated by the Supreme Court in future sentencing of juveniles; Create a sentence review and adjustment procedure for all persons who are serving more than 15 or 20 years […]
