Improving Outcomes for Youth in Connecticut: Third Presentation

The CSG Justice Center recently launched a new project to analyze and ultimately strengthen Indiana’s juvenile justice system.

State and local justice systems faced unprecedented challenges in 2020. We look back at our year of creating successes in the midst of hardship and building consensus despite conflict.

Racial and ethnic disparities persist throughout the juvenile justice continuum, particularly when it comes to arrests and referrals to court. But the state of Connecticut and Sonoma County, CA, offer a glimpse into what progress looks like.

Legislation to improve Connecticut's juvenile justice system was introduced in the state legislature last month.

President Biden submitted his first discretionary budget request to Congress, which outlines his funding priorities for the 2022 fiscal year, including several important investments related to the criminal and juvenile justice system.

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum signed bipartisan legislation on April 28 that is designed to increase access to services and improve outcomes for youth involved in the juvenile justice system.