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...
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...
After a night shift and only a couple of hours of sleep, Angela went to a detention center in… Read more: She Couldn’t Visit Her Brother. She Went Anyway.
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Families reconnect. Communities participate. Systems move forward. This month, JJAI’s work across the Americas shows what youth justice reform… Read more: September 2026 Update
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