“I will tell you about how I have felt ever since I learned about COVID-19…”
There are 1.4 million children in prison right now around the world with devastating effects on their lives
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“The first time I entered a juvenile prison in Latin America, I was shocked how many of the kids were waiting months and months to see a judge. Most have no hope of being released for years. When they are finally released, they go back to their communities with no support system. Lagging behind in school with no work skills, they have few options. Locking up kids for petty offenses actually makes crime worse in the long run as lives are needlessly thrown away… “
In 2013, Douglas Keillor is a human rights attorney. In 2012, Douglas moved to Mexico City as a Fulbright-Garcia Robles Fellow to research juvenile detention. In 2013, he founded Juvenile Justice Advocates International.
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Gobierno de Puebla viola el interés superior de la niñez al trasladar presos adultos sospechosos de COVID-19 a las instalaciones del Centro de Internamiento Especializado para Adolescentes (CIEPA)
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COVID-19: JJI demanda de actuación bajo el interés superior de la niñez para los adolescentes del Centro de Internamiento Especializado para Adolescentes (CIEPA)
El día 25 de mayo, el gobernador del Estado de Puebla, Miguel Barbosa Huerta, anunció a través de una videoconferencia que el Centro de Internamiento Especializado para Adolescentes (CIEPA) será un reclusorio COVID-19, donde se planea trasladar a todos los internos que resulten positivos a la infección. Dicha decisión, afectaría al menos a 13 menores […]