Publications
Last month, San Francisco announced plans to close down the city’s juvenile hall, explaining that youth violence has fallen to all-time lows and the facility has become mostly…
Many folks picture a Sunday in the South to include a Baptist church choir, lemonade on the front porch, and hot, hazy humidity that will hug a person in warm southern hospitality.
It’s an…
From Daily Business Review:
The petition on behalf of the girl has drawn wide support from “cross-ideological groups,” as one amicus brief put it, including the American Civil Liberties Union and…
From The Crime Report:
In the case before the court, I.B. v. Woodard, the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in January dismissed claims by representatives of a 4-year-old Colorado girl who…
From Unlawful Shield:
The second is on behalf of a diverse array of groups from across the ideological and professional spectrum, who nevertheless all share a common interest in…
Michigan is one of the last states left that
automatically prosecutes 17-year-olds as adults, even for low level offenses.
This session, Michigan has a chance to change that policy and help the…
Chairman Filler and members of the committee:
My name is Jesse Kelley. I manage criminal justice state
policies as a government affairs specialist for the R Street Institute, a
nonprofit,…
From The Brookings Institute:
MS. MOONEY: Hi, my name is Emily Mooney and I work on the criminal justice team at the R Street Institute. So one of the things that all of the panelists addressed…
Written testimony of Kevin R. Kosar Vice President of Policy, R Street Institute Before the House of Representatives Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee
April 2, 2019
Thank you,…
“Before involving the youth justice system, society should better empower parents, educators and community partners to serve as the first line of defense. Involving the justice system when youth…