Youth Justice


Partnership for Safety and Justice believes that public safety is best served when youth in trouble are held accountable and given the services they need to succeed in the juvenile justice system rather than the adult criminal justice system. Our Youth Justice Campaign works to combat the laws that automatically try, sentence and imprison youth in our adult system.

 

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Construction to Strong Road near Hillcrest Youth Correctional Facility
FYI for visitors to Hillcrest Youth Correctional Facility: construction to begin June 21st on Strong Road.
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ACLU: The State of Racial Justice for Oregon’s Youth
Join ACLU in exploring the troubling evidence that children of color in Oregon – and particularly African American youth – are disproportionately disciplined in school, leave school early, lack employment opportunities and are incarcerated at higher rates than their white counterparts. May 15th.
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