by JJAI News | Feb 3, 2025 | News
January 2025Monthly NewsletterJuvenile Justice Advocates International Dallas Juvenile Detention Assessment Nears CompletionJJAI is preparing a final report on detention conditions for the Dallas County Juvenile Services. Starting in October, Douglas Keillor has lead...
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 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 | 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...
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.
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.
Our Mobilize & Empower (M&E) project mobilizes communities to protect children in prison and empowers youth and families directly… Read more: November 2025 Newsletter