Daily Archives: May 27, 2014

JJIE: “Life after Juvenile Detention”

Juvenile Justice Information Exchange: “By: ELLY YU | May 23, 2014 JONESBORO, Ga. — Of all the birthdays Julie Kisaka remembers from her childhood, one clearly stands out among the rest. “There’s nothing worse than celebrating your 15th birthday in jail,” Kisaka said. … Continue reading

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“Are School Closings the ‘New Jim Crow’? Activists File Civil Rights Complaints.”

The Washington Post: BY LYNDSEY LAYTON       May 13 “Correction: An earlier version of this article misspelled the name of the Advancement Project’s Judith Browne Dianis. This version has been corrected. Arguing that school closures in cities across the … Continue reading

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