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May 22, 2017
We need to address mental, behavioral health in kids who land in…
Stoneleigh Senior Program Officer Marie Williams emphasizes in the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange the importance of recognizing behavioral and mental health needs in the juvenile…
May 9, 2017
“They Call Us Monsters, Too”
Stoneleigh Emerging Leader Fellow Natasha Felder takes a deeper look at key issues presented in the film They Call Us Monsters and highlights efforts currently underway…
May 9, 2017
Event Recap: ‘They Call Us Monsters’ Philly Premiere
On May 9, more than 100 juvenile justice leaders, practitioners, and community members joined the Stoneleigh Foundation, Juvenile Law Center, and Youth Sentencing & Reentry Project for the…
April 26, 2017
Philly native, urban scholar named Penn provost
Stoneleigh Board Member Wendell Pritchett is featured in The Philadelphia Inquirer for his appointment as Provost of the University of Pennsylvania. The University of Pennsylvania…
April 21, 2017
Because 18-Year-Olds Still Need Parenting
Emerging Leader Fellow Dominique Mikell is featured in an article by Nina Rohr discussing what life often looks like for youth after foster care. Debra…
April 3, 2017
Start small: The key to a more gender-responsive juvenile justice system
On Jan. 21, hundreds of thousands of women gathered in Washington and other cities to send the message that “women’s rights are human rights.” The…
March 30, 2017
This former Philadelphia cop had an incredibly simple plan to keep kids…
Stoneleigh Fellows Kevin Bethel and Naomi Goldstein are featured in The Washington Post for their work expanding and evaluating the Philadelphia Police School Diversion Program. …
March 20, 2017
Where young black lives meet blue
Stoneleigh Fellow Rhonda McKitten is featured in The Philadelphia Citizen for her work to improve police-youth relations in the city. Pennsylvania Disproportionate Minority Contact (PADMC), which was…
March 16, 2017
Nicole Pittman invited to testify before Congress on child exploitation
On Thursday, March 16, Stoneleigh Fellow Nicole Pittman was invited by the House Judiciary Committee to share her expertise on the unintended consequences of federal…
March 1, 2017
We need an intersectional approach to juvenile justice reform
DMC (disproportionate minority contact) is no longer simply about the over-representation of black and brown youth in the juvenile justice system. In recent years, it…
February 24, 2017
Changing the narrative on school discipline
Stoneleigh Fellow Kevin Bethel and the Diversion Program are featured by NBC 10. Philadelphia Police and educators come together to change the narrative on school…
February 16, 2017
How to curb violence, and mass incarceration, by focusing on crime victims
Stoneleigh Fellow Danielle Sered and Common Justice are featured in The Washington Post. I first met Danielle Sered last fall when she spoke on a…
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