Citizens for Juvenile Justice
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Earlier this month, WBUR aired Anatomy of a Bad Confession, a two-part story describing how a Worcester 16-year-old was coerced into confessing to the murder of her infant son.

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Reports and Fact Sheets

CfJJ Fact Sheets and Publications

DataPoints
December 2011

Minor Transgressions, Major Consequences: A picture of 17-year-olds in the Massachusetts criminal justice system
December 2011

CfJJ Legislative Alert: JJDPA Reauthorization
May 2011

Justice for Kids Fact Sheet
March 2011

CfJJ Legislative Alert: Romeo and Juliet Exception
March 2011

Just Facts Fact Sheet
March 2011

Juvenile Life Without Parole: CfJJ Fact Sheet
March 2011

DYS Budget: CfJJ Fact Sheet
March 2011

CfJJ in 2010
December 2010

CfJJ in 2009
December 2009

Detention Fact Sheet
November 2006

DMC Fact Sheet
November 2005

Racial Disparities in the Massachusetts Juvenile Justice System
November 2005

Other Studies and Reports

Campaign for Youth Justice – State Trends: Legislative Victories
from 2005 to 2010 Removing Youth from the Adult Criminal Justice System

2011

Justice Policy Institute – The Costs of Confinement:
Why Good Juvenile Justice Policies Make Good Fiscal Sense

May 2009

ACLU – A Looming Crisis
December 2008

ACLU – Locking up Our Children
May 2008

NCCD Report – Attitudes of U.S. Voters toward Youth Crime and the Justice System

Justice Policy Institute – The Dangers of Detention:
The Impact of Incarcerating Youth in Detention and Other Secure Facilities
November 2006

Criminal Justice Institute/Children's Law Center – Do You Know Where the Children Are?
September 2006

Publications and Resources

Juvenile Justice in Massachusetts

Reports and Fact Sheets

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