This comprehensive three-part webinar series delves deep into the critical issue of youth incarceration. Next in the series, we will focus on the critical legal issues of youth arrests and detentions. We will delve into due process violations and equal protection concerns that frequently arise in these cases and unpack strategies to safeguard the rights of youth. We hope to provide practical knowledge to help ensure the fair treatment of system involved youth and disrupt the school to prison pipeline. The program will be held on July, 15 2024 at 2PM ET.
Learn More - HereThe Coalition has been tackling the school-to-prison pipeline issue for years. In 2023, COREJ released the Halting the School-to-Prison Pipeline Advocacy Toolkit to aid stakeholders in enacting local and state change.
The school-to-prison pipeline – the various policies and practices in our educational system that result in students leaving school and becoming involved in the criminal justice system – remains one of our nation’s most formidable challenges. The Convening will provide an opportunity for stakeholders and others to review and comment on key issues addressed in the draft ABA legislative tool kit designed to dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline. *Both in-person and virtual options will be available.
Staff, members and volunteers from other interested entities and affiliated organizations conducted a holistic review of the 359 legislative bills, assessing both positive and negative impacts, in an effort to develop concrete suggestions for legislative change. This legislative guide or “toolkit” that can be used by those advocating for positive change on the state and local level to ultimately dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline.
Join in the ABA 21-Day Native American Equity Habit Building Challenge ©, as we immerse ourselves in resources to help support building habits toward Native American Heritage learning.
In this engaging series, we dove into the experiences of the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities along with the social, political, and economic issues they have and continue to face. We addressed topics including systemic discrimination, stereotypes, constitutional rights, identity and intersectionality, and more. The webinar series culminated with an impactful teach-in, a call for action for the ABA community to stop hate and violence against Asian Americans. Don't miss the voices of featured speakers in their call to action captured in webinar recordings!
Your gift to the Coalition on Racial and Ethnic Justice provides resources to educate lawyers, judges, bar associations and our communities. We design substantive programs focused on social justice issues and eliminating racial/ethnic bias in the justice system.
In 1992 a Presidential Task Force on Minorities in the Justice system was created in the aftermath of the Rodney King disturbances. Shortly thereafter, a report was issued with recommendations by the Task Force.
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