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Vermont Governor Signs Historic Bill to End Prosecution of Children Under 12
Vermont Governor Signs Historic Bill to End Prosecution of Children Under 12
At what age should a child be arrested for crimes? CT lawmakers may change it
At what age should a child be arrested for crimes? CT lawmakers may change it
At a time of concern about juvenile crime, a key legislative committee debated Wednesday whether to raise the age of arrest for young criminals. A bill in the legislature’s judiciary committe…
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Maryland HB 1107 - Prohibiting Solitary Confinement & Removing Children From Adult Jails and Prisons
Maryland HB 1107 - Prohibiting Solitary Confinement & Removing Children From Adult Jails and Prisons
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Maryland HB 1433 - Ending Auto Charging of Children As Adults
Maryland HB 1433 - Ending Auto Charging of Children As Adults
Maryland SB 827 - Prohibiting Solitary Confinement & Removing Children From Adult Jails and Prisons
Maryland SB 827 - Prohibiting Solitary Confinement & Removing Children From Adult Jails and Prisons
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Vermont H. 2 - Establishing a Minimum Age for Prosecution
Vermont H. 2 - Establishing a Minimum Age for Prosecution
MD SB 389 Senate JPR (Child Sex Crime Victims Protection Act Hearing)
MD SB 389 Senate JPR (Child Sex Crime Victims Protection Act Hearing)
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Disposable Children Report: Presentation & Panel Discussion
Disposable Children Report: Presentation & Panel Discussion
2024 National State Ratings Report Webinar - Recording
2024 National State Ratings Report Webinar - Recording
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Imperfect victims: Child trafficking survivors deserving of protection, not incarceration
Imperfect victims: Child trafficking survivors deserving of protection, not incarceration
Across the United States we overlook the fact that child sex trafficking victims who are forced to commit other crimes are also victims of labor trafficking through forced criminality. It is perhaps most prevalent in ...
Column: Treat victimized children with care, not mass incarceration | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Column: Treat victimized children with care, not mass incarceration | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Every year, the United States prosecutes more children as adults than any other country in the world. A 2023 report by Human Rights for Kids (HRFK) found that today there are more than 32,000 people in our prisons for crimes committed as children and more than 80% of them are people of color.
DOWNLOAD THE NATIONAL STATE RATINGS REPORT 2024
DOWNLOAD THE NATIONAL STATE RATINGS REPORT 2024
HRFK's 2024 National State Ratings Report tracks the presence or absence of 12 categories of state statutes that are critical to protecting the human rights of children in the criminal justice system. Each state receives a composite score which is used to calculate their tiered ranking status.
SEE YOUR STATES STATE RATING REPORT
SEE YOUR STATES STATE RATING REPORT
Trauma is Not Destiny: An Organizational Journey of Healing & Empowerment
Trauma is Not Destiny: An Organizational Journey of Healing & Empowerment
Join Stoneleigh and Human Rights for Kids for a webinar about how nonprofit, philanthropic, and government partners can advance models of support by integrat...
🚨NEW REPORT: Unheard: The Epidemic of Severe Childhood Trauma Among Girls Tried as Adults - Human Rights for Kids | Working to End Children’s Rights Abuses
🚨NEW REPORT: Unheard: The Epidemic of Severe Childhood Trauma Among Girls Tried as Adults - Human Rights for Kids | Working to End Children’s Rights Abuses
This groundbreaking report is based on a first-of-its-kind survey that examined the prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and severe childhood trauma among women who were tried and convicted as adults for crimes they committed as children. The report highlights how child sexual (84%), physical (84%), and emotional abuse (92%) are ubiquitous among girls who […]
Maryland Amicus Brief Upholding 2023 Child Victims Act
Maryland Amicus Brief Upholding 2023 Child Victims Act
Crimes Against Humanity - The Mass Incarceration of Children in the United States - Human Rights for Kids | Working to End Children’s Rights AbusesCrimes Against Humanity: The Mass Incarceration of Children in the United States
Crimes Against Humanity - The Mass Incarceration of Children in the United States - Human Rights for Kids | Working to End Children’s Rights AbusesCrimes Against Humanity: The Mass Incarceration of Children in the United States
This report is dedicated to the more than 32,000 people incarcerated in U.S. prisons across the country for crimes committed as children. You Are Not Forgotten.
New Guidance for Juvenile Defense Attorneys
New Guidance for Juvenile Defense Attorneys
Brief of Amicus Curiae State v. Harris in Washington
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Brief of Amicus Curiae State v. Harris in Washington
RAISE THE AGE: ENSURING ALL KIDS HAVE ACCESS TO THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM
RAISE THE AGE: ENSURING ALL KIDS HAVE ACCESS TO THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM
Urge Governor Youngkin to Protect the Due Process Rights- HB 266
Urge Governor Youngkin to Protect the Due Process Rights- HB 266
Urge Governor Youngkin to Protect Child Victims of Sex Crimes & Trafficking- HB 268
Urge Governor Youngkin to Protect Child Victims of Sex Crimes & Trafficking- HB 268
New Position Application - Director of Development
New Position Application - Director of Development
Criminalized Survivors: Disrupting the Abuse to Prison Pipeline for Girls Registration
Criminalized Survivors: Disrupting the Abuse to Prison Pipeline for Girls Registration
Giving Tuesday 2023
Giving Tuesday 2023
2023 National State Ratings Report - Human Rights for Kids | Working to End Children’s Rights Abuses
2023 National State Ratings Report - Human Rights for Kids | Working to End Children’s Rights Abuses
2023 Individual State Ratings Reports
2023 Individual State Ratings Reports
Human Rights for Kids' 2023 State Ratings Report Launch Recording
Human Rights for Kids' 2023 State Ratings Report Launch Recording
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VOGUE: At 16, Sara Kruzan Was Sentenced to Life Without Parole. Now She’s Ready to Take Back Her Story
VOGUE: At 16, Sara Kruzan Was Sentenced to Life Without Parole. Now She’s Ready to Take Back Her Story
Supreme Court to mull challenge to convictions under "racist Jim Crow" jury laws
Supreme Court to mull challenge to convictions under "racist Jim Crow" jury laws
Jury Unanimity Rule’s Reach Faces Supreme Court Test
Jury Unanimity Rule’s Reach Faces Supreme Court Test
I Was Wrongfully Imprisoned by a Nonunanimous Jury
I Was Wrongfully Imprisoned by a Nonunanimous Jury
Oversight of Federal Efforts to Combat Human Trafficking
Oversight of Federal Efforts to Combat Human Trafficking
