by JJAI News | Dec 10, 2024 | News
Mexican youth art exhibited at a Chicago museum “Reflections of Dignity” – our collaborative project with the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago—was exhibited at the museum this fall through an event co-sponsored by Northwestern University. We...
by JJAI News | Aug 23, 2024 | News
Workshop at the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago This spring, we partnered with the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago for a series of 10 art workshops. Seventeen young people from three detention centers in Mexico City participated online with the...
by JJAI News | May 25, 2024 | News
We made it happen thanks to you! Our 10-year celebration, “Reflections of Dignity”, held on May 18 in Mexico City, was a great success because of you! We were moved by Somasona’s incredible performance, heard from Ana María de la Rosa about how JJAI and the Mexican...
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...
She finally made it to see her son. This month, families across Honduras overcame incredible barriers to be together.… Read more: August 2026 Update
The Latin American Network of Alternative-to-Detention Implementers is now underway Following a regional selection process, four institutions from Bolivia,… Read more: July 2026 Update
In Honduras, we celebrated Mother’s Day Over the past several weeks, thanks to the generosity of our Restore the… Read more: A Mother’s Day of Hope in Honduras
This month, our community advanced juvenile justice reform efforts across Latin America and supported families with children deprived of… Read more: April 2026 Update
Strengthening family bonds in Honduras and Costa Rica through family reunification, family committees, and coordinated justice reform efforts.
We are working to break that cycle. In Central America, families whose children end up in the juvenile justice… Read more: In Central America, the juvenile justice system keeps punishing the same families.