Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth

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Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth

Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth

@theCFSY

We're working to ban life without parole and other extreme sentences for children in the United States.

Washington, DC Katılım Temmuz 2010
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ICYMI: This year, we’ve been reminded how important it is to ensure our victories translate into impact for our community. Last week, our implementation work paid off across the country.
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CFSY’s Legal & Policy team traveled to New Orleans for the @APAIparole 2026 Training Conference, where we connected with parole board members from across the country about parole review practices that recognize the unique needs and challenges of justice-involved children.
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Thank you to our Maryland partners, especially members of our National Family Network & Incarcerated Children’s Advocacy Network, along with Senator Chris West, Delegate @Stinnett_41st, the Maryland General Assembly, and Governor Wes Moore.
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SB162 affirms that review provisions in Maryland’s Juvenile Restoration Act apply to children sentenced after Oct 1, 2021, ensuring that all people sent to prison in Maryland for offenses committed when they were under 18 receive the opportunity for sentencing review.
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Together, we have transformed how this country's criminal legal system treats children, helped reunite families, changed the narrative around children who cause harm, and built a directly impacted-led movement.
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Reverend Dr. Chris Kimmenez has "seen the system from multiple sides." He's participating in the Survivor’s Justice Initiative (SJI) to elevate transformative, restorative, and healing justice processes in response to serious youth harm. Learn more: cfsy.org/survivors
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Being in community with Movita and other survivors of serious youth harm through our Survivors’ Justice Initiative (SJI) has been a powerful source of learning, healing, and connection. Will you join us? cfsy.org/survivors
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We’re proud to be launching the Survivors’ Justice Initiative (SJI) with survivors of youth harm, such as Jeanne, who are dissatisfied with the current adversarial processes and seeking ways to connect, heal, and inform CFSY’s work. Learn more here: cfsy.org/survivors
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In his memoir, Change is Possible, Eddie reflects on his journey from a teenage athlete, to being prosecuted as an adult and spending 10 years in solitary confinement, and how he is using his second chance to create positive change in himself and the world around him.
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ICAN & NFN Virtual Library Spotlight 📚 At 16 years old, Eddie Ellis was arrested and sentenced to 22 years in prison. After coming home in 2006, Eddie became a leader in his community and today serves as CFSY’s Co-Director of Outreach & Member Services.
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SJI is creating more transformative, healing, and restorative responses to youth harm that: 🌿Address root causes of violence ☀️Promote the health of our young people ❤️‍🩹Center accountability and healing as a vital ingredient to public safety Learn more: cfsy.org/survivors
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When survivors of youth harm were asked why they were creating the Survivors’ Justice Initiative (SJI) with us, many pointed to the desire to break cycles of harm:
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