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California mother gets busy during Juvenile Justice Week of Faith and Healing

18 Dec

For Esi Mathis of California, the 2012 Juvenile Justice Week of Faith and Healing was the first time she ever spoke publicly about her involvement in the effort…

Featured Story

18 Dec

In 1987, 16-year-old Antonio Espree, a close friend of his, and an innocent bystander were shot during a drug-related dispute in Ypsilanti, MI. Antonio was the only…

CFSY Honors Eric Holder, Lucy Lee Helm, Anita Colon, and Eric Alexander at Healing & Hope

7 Nov

THANK YOU, to all who made last night such a great success. We were so proud to host former U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr., Starbucks Chief Partner Officer…

California becomes 20th state to abolish life-without-parole sentences for children

12 Oct

Yesterday, Governor Jerry Brown (D) signed into law a bill that bans sentencing children to life without parole in the state of California. The sentence of life…

Major Associated Press series on life without parole for youth

1 Aug

The Associated Press published a major series on sentencing children to life without parole. Read some of the coverage below. Spotlight AP Investigation: A patchwork…

New Washington D.C. law provides review opportunities!

27 Jul

Legislation recently passed by the D.C. Council will provide review opportunities to hundreds of people sentenced as children in Washington, D.C. to extreme prison…

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