We are suing the state of Tennessee

Dear Friends of the Youth Law Center, In late June, we, along with Disability Rights Tennessee (DRT) and the law firm Sanford Heisler Sharp filed a lawsuit against the state of Tennessee challenging illegal and unconstitutional conditions in its facilities housing children in the state’s juvenile justice system. While Youth Law Center has been using […]

Summer 2024 Edition: On the Threshold of Change Updates for Extended Foster Care

We are writing to update you on news related to On the Threshold of Change: Forces that Could Transform Future Conditions for Youth in Extended Foster Care by the year 2035. We appreciate your partnership in our efforts to redesign our extended foster care systems into ones that truly prepare young people to be future […]