Welcome to the Center for Youth Justice!
Learn More!The Center for Youth Justice is proud to announce it is now accepting applications to join the Community Development ...
What can we do to ensure that the tragedies of our past don’t write the story of our fu...
Rediscovering the Lost Burial Grounds of Incarcerated Youth
The Center supports the development of leaders in youth justice and related systems of care through our Certificate Programs, Practice Models, and Leadership Networks.
We help them achieve better outcomes for the young people in their care by assisting in the implementation or improvement of a diverse range of youth justice reform initiatives that address racial disparities and disproportionality, multi-system collaboration, social service improvement, statutory and court reform, and many other issues. The leaders we train come from across the United States and all over the world, including American Samoa, Australia, Bolivia, Canada, Cameroon, Puerto Rico, Red Lake Nation, St. Lucia, and Thailand.
Contact us at centerforyouthjustice@georgetown.edu and we will get you in touch with the right team member.
Liz Ryan to join our American Youth Justice Narratives panel!
We are please to announce that Liz Ryan, Stanley S. Nelson Distinguished Practitioner for Justice Reporting & Communications at Louisiana State University and former Administrator of OJJDP, will…
Ramon Ramos, founder of the Exception, to join our American Youth Justice Narratives panel!
We are please to announce that we will be joined by Ramon Ramos, the founder and President of the Exception, at our American Youth Justice Narratives: Perspectives of the Media, Policymakers, and…
Explore the Past, Present, and Future of America’s Youth Justice Story with Us!
Announcing three session titles for our upcoming 2026 Janet Reno Forum! We are pleased to announce the session titles of three of the panels we will be exploring in “America’s Youth Justice…
New Pathways to Organizational Excellence Info Session on 7/15!
Cultivate an enduring organizational culture that is fair, effective, and responsive to the needs of youth, families, and staff. Join us on Wednesday, July 15th for a new information session…
Community Development and Engagement Initiative Applications Due July 10th!
Create a fundamental shift in power imbalances and center the voices of those most impacted. Just a reminder that applications to be a part of our Community Development and Engagement Initiative…
New on the Imprint: Many of America’s First Crossover Youth are Buried in Forgotten Graves
When the term “crossover youth” is used today it refers to children who touch both the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. These are young people whose lives are shaped by abuse,…
Remembering the Forgotten: Consecrating the Burial Sites at the Maryland House of Reformation
On the last weekend of June, approximately 30 relatives of six boys who died while incarcerated at the Maryland House of Reformation for Colored Children came together for the first time to honor…
From Silence to Connection: Forgotten Children Family Gathering this Past Weekend
This weekend marked a profound moment of remembrance and connection. Between the late 1800s and 1940, hundreds of Black boys were confined at the Maryland House of Reformation for Colored…
