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 Douglas Keillor | Aug 22, 2024 | News
Over the past 10 years the support of so many partners have impacted over 5,000 kids in Latin America. This September 17th in Minneapolis we will be celebrating this incredible milestone and looking forward at continuing advocacy for children in prison. Over the past...
by Douglas Keillor | Jul 3, 2024 | News
This past Friday, June 28, 2024, a group of local and international organizations hosted the symposium “Closing the Gap: Minnesota’s Youth Justice System and International Practices” in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The event brought together around 70 local participants...
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...
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.
In Costa Rica and Honduras, on paper, families have the right to visit their children in juvenile detention. But… Read more: This Mother’s Day, you can restore the bond between a family and a child.
Juvenile Justice Advocates International urgently calls on the Minnesota State Legislature to adopt the Minnesota Juvenile Sentencing Reform Act… Read more: Pass Minnesota juvenile justice sentencing reform act