by JJAI News | Apr 6, 2026 | News
Strengthening Family Bonds in Honduras and Costa Rica Strengthening Family Bonds in Honduras and Costa Rica Families are the most important sources of support and advocacy for children in detention. Our Family Reunification and Family Committees programs are critical...
by JJAI News | Apr 1, 2026 | News
We are working to break that cycle. In Central America, families whose children end up in the juvenile justice system didn’t get there by accident. They are almost always the same families, the poorest, the most exposed to violence, the farthest from real opportunity....
by JJAI News | Mar 23, 2026 | News
In Costa Rica and Honduras, on paper, families have the right to visit their children in juvenile detention. But for many mothers, the barriers created by poverty can feel insurmountable and nearly impossible to overcome alone: ● A bus ticket that costs $5. ● A...
by JJAI News | Mar 31, 2023 | News
Juvenile Justice Advocates International urgently calls on the Minnesota State Legislature to adopt the Minnesota Juvenile Sentencing Reform Act (HF 1300/SF 1325) and for the Governor to sign the bill to end juvenile life without the possibility of parole in the...
by JJAI News | Mar 15, 2023 | News
MOBILIZE AND EMPOWER: 445 JJAI seeks to minimize the deprivation of children’s liberty, protect their rights and promote positive youth development through policy advocacy, technical assistance and training, community engagement and family mobilization. We currently...