Booking Officer John Doleman tells us what its like to work with the Burns Institute

CJNY hosted the Juvenile Justice Peoples Movement Assembly at the U.S. Social Forum, where organizers came up with resolutions for the movement to Stop the Rail to Jail

CJNY mini documentary about the impact of the juvenile justice system on young people. The piece also highlights key community organizations working on this issue.

On June 15 we held an event exploring how we can transform the juvenile justice system: "There is a Better Way: Ending Our Addiction to Incarceration."

James Bell speaks about founding a new organization and selecting the right Board of Directors

The Burns Institute has recently produced a video about our work in three model sites.

We at The W. Haywood Burns Institute (BI) believe that a major reason why so many youth of color come into contact with the juvenile justice system is because other forces beyond their control have a powerful undertow that often pulls them into the system. That is why we have been convening a number of experts from various fields to explore how certain substantive issue areas overlap, and to identify what drivers from each area may lead youth of color to the juvenile justice system. The subjects have been: Immigration, Housing/Gentrification, Health, Workforce Development, and Education.

"I am still at 51 propelled by outrage. I am just pissed off that the greatest country in the world, that the only way they can figure out to socially control teenagers is to put them in cages."

We held a successful and sold-out training institute for jurisdictional stakeholders interested in disparities reduction work October 14-16, 2009 in San Francisco.

A King County sheriff's deputy is being charged with misdemeanor 4th-degree assault by the King County Prosecutor's Office.

The Burns Institute is working with Billo Communications, Inc., to produce a video about our work in three model sites.

More than 250 youth, parents and advocates descended on the nation's capital this weekend to launch this week's "National Juvenile Justice Week of Action," declaring in a unified voice that the U.S. juvenile justice system is unaccountable, expensive, and unsafe -- and that Congress and the Obama Administration need to pass legislation that protects children.