"There's No Excuse" Campaign Calls on Governors to Protect Youth from the Dangers of Adult Jails and Prisons WASHINGTON, DC, May 13, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Campaign for Youth Justice is currently having a national week of action around the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), a piece of federal...

US Department of Justice Releases Study on Sexual Victimization of Youth in Adult Jails, Prisons that is Inconsistent with Previous Findings WASHINGTON, May 16, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) released a study that showed overall rates of sexual victimization for youth...

Juvenile Justice System Leaders and Families Agree on a Family-Driven Approach to Juvenile Justice WASHINGTON, May 6, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today the Campaign for Youth Justice (CFYJ), an advocacy organization dedicated to ending the practice of trying, sentencing, and incarcerating youth under...

"There's No Excuse" Campaign Calls on Governors to Protect Youth From the Dangers of Adult Jails and Prisons WASHINGTON, April 4, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- During the month of April to commemorate Sexual Assault Awareness Month, thousands of individuals and organizations will be calling on  their...