Archive:News
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New from NPR: Over 1,000 children are buried at juvenile detention centers nationwide
Please check out this moving story, "Over 1,000 children are buried at juvenile detention centers nationwide,"by Jenny Abamu at NPR published this week featuring Marc Schindler about our new national
Categories: Announcements, FCI-Print, News
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New Video! From Silence to Connection: Maryland’s Forgotten Children and a National Reckoning.
In case you missed it, please check out the recording below of "From Silence to Connection: Maryland's Forgotten Children and a National Reckoning," featuring Marc Schindler and Veronica Spears, host
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New from Nashville Public Radio: Report finds 14 ‘forgotten children’ buried at former youth corrections facility in Tennessee
We encourage you to read this new article from Alexis Marshall published by Nashville Public Radio about the Taft Youth Development Center in Nashville where, through our research for our new nationa
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America’s Youth Justice Story: A Brief Video Recap
We at the Center for Youth Justice at Georgetown University and Youth Advocate Programs (YAP®), Inc. were so pleased to see so many of you on September 10th for our America's Youth Justice Story: Une
Categories: Announcements, FCI-Blog, JRF, News
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Sonnja Brown Announced as the Recipient of the 2026 Janet Reno Endowment Women’s Leadership Award!
We are so proud to announce that Sonnja Brown was awarded the 2026 Janet Reno Endowment's Women's Leadership Award! Somehow, we kept it as a surprise from her!! The Women’s Leadership Award recogn
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PRESS RELEASE: New Research Reveals a National Legacy of Forgotten Children
The Center for Youth Justice's Forgotten Children Initiative identifies burial sites or cemeteries associated with 40 correctional institutions across 29 states—more than half of all U.S. states—with
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New from the Washington Post: At least 1,000 ‘forgotten children’ who died in state custody are buried across U.S., study finds
We encourage you to check out this new article from Katie Mettler of The Washington Post, covering our research that has identified burial sites associated with youth institutions in 29 states—more t
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Mapping a National Legacy of Youth Who Died in Custody
Introducing a New National Map and Research Brief When the Forgotten Children Initiative launched in February 2026, burial sites associated with children who died in youth institutions were confir
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Blending Efforts from the Bench: Establishing Multi-Angled Collaboration to Support Crossover Youth
We were pleased to recently participate in the 2026 Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial Judges Annual Meeting on July 23, 2026 in Hershey, Pennsylvania alongside our partners to host the "Blending
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Introducing the Diversion in Action Spotlight Series!
As we roll into Fall, we hope you join us for our “Diversion in Action” spotlight series! We’ll be showcasing how CYJ Fellows across the country are building effective, locally tailored diversion pro
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