Youth prisons are already becoming COVID-19 hot spots. This virus is not waiting. We can’t wait either.
Thank you for all you do. Please reach out to me at hernan@youthfirstinitiative.org, if you have any questions.
In Solidarity,
Hernán, Youth First
The #FreeOurYouth international day of action campaign co-sponsors include ACLU at Moritz, African American Juvenile Justice Project (Georgia), AYICRIP (Nigeria), Columbia University Black Students’ Organization (New York), Connecticut Juvenile Justice Alliance, Defence of Children International, Families & Friends of Louisiana’s Incarcerated Children, Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop, Friends of Inmates Zambia, Generation Progress, The Justice-Involved Young People Network (Australia), Juvenile Film, Juvenile Justice Advocates International (Mexico), Lake Braddock PTSA, New Jersey Institute for Social Justice, Ohio State United Students Against Sweatshops, Outlaws at Moritz, Penn State Student’s Restorative Justice Initiative, PLUMAS (Political Latinxs United for Movement and Action in Society) at UVA, Progeny (Kansas), Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth, Rutgers-New Brunswick Black Student Union (New Jersey), Second Chance Freedom Foundation, Student Immigrant Movement, Team Child, Virginia Coalition for the Fair Sentencing of Youth, Virginia Student Environmental Coalition, and Youth4Justice NJ. |