Youth Justice
Testimony of the Children’s Defense Fund – New York Before the New York City Council Committee on Juvenile Justice
Oversight Hearing – Update on NYC’s Implementation of Raising the Age of Criminal Responsibility
New York
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Child Poverty
Over 800,000 New York Children Living in Poverty
New data from the U.S. Census Bureau reveals New York has the 4th largest number of children living in poverty behind California, Texas and Florida.
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Youth Justice
New York’s Raise the Age Law Profiled in New Report
"Getting to Zero: A 50 State Study of Strategies to Remove Youth from Adult Jails," analyzes national data sets and state laws to provide concrete policy change recommendations to remove youth from adult jails across the country.
