“When we first started advocating against punitive juvenile justice legislation in Tennessee, we were told that these bills would be impossible to stop, due to the power of the legislators […]
Join our event on September 19th!
Please join us on Tuesday, September 19th at noon PT for an engaging discussion focused on the first 45 years of the Youth Law Center’s work transforming foster care and […]
Our New Impact Report is Available Online
Now in our fifth decade of fighting for justice systems-involved children and youth, we have released our new impact report chronicling our hard won victories, and our ongoing work using […]
Preventing the criminalization and incarceration of children and youth in Tennessee
As advocates for youth in the youth justice system, we are disturbed to see the Governor of Tennessee and legislature propose increasing youth incarceration as a response to the tragic […]