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JJI is awarded by the MHBA

In order to work more closely with the Chiapas authorities, our executive director, Douglas Keillor, and our national projecWe are proud to share the news that the Minnesota Hispanic Bar Association (MHBA) has awarded us the Manuel Cervantes Endowment Fund award, which consists of a $15,000 donation to continue our work for the benefit of […]

Newsletter April 2022

monthly report april 2022

In order to work more closely with the Chiapas authorities, our executive director, Douglas Keillor, and our national projectdirector, Sarahi García, visited the state and had various activities during their stay. On Monday, April 4, we carried out the presentation of the Annual Diagnosis of the State of Chiapas, at the Chamber ofPresidents of the […]

JJAI EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT SUICIDE ATTEMPTS AT THE PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION AND REHABILITATION (DCR in Spanish)

Mental health of every child in detention must be guaranteed so they can successfully reintegrate into society. The state must aid youth who go through its detention centers with positive, developmentally appropriate care. Recently, the dangerous situation unraveling inside the Department of Correction and Rehabilitation (DCR) of Puerto Rico came to our attention, where several […]

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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)

• Las y los adolescentes del CIEPA fueron llevados a San Miguel, Puebla en un anexo del CERESO de adultos hombres y mujeres privados de la libertad. • El Comité de Derechos del Niño de la ONU establece que un niño privado de la libertad no debe ser internado en una prisión para adultos por […]

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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 […]