Alton Pitre
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3 Steps to Reform Our Juvenile and Criminal Justice Systems
Alton Pitre | August 5, 2015 |
This post originally appeared as an op-ed for the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange. Ironically for a nation that proclaims itself to be the “land …
Much needed reform comes in new juvenile justice bill
Alton Pitre, Benjamin James, First Focus Campaign for Children | July 27, 2015 |
Today, there are over 60,000 young people in juvenile detention centers all across America. These youth are disproportionately Black and Latino, and their experience …
Sexual abuse to prison pipeline: Locking girls up for being victims of sexual abuse does not help the problem
Alton Pitre | July 16, 2015 |
There are far too many pipelines to prison for Americans, especially young people of color, as a consequence of living circumstances and experiences usually …
Prisons should not be for youth
Alton Pitre | June 26, 2015 |
It’s the day I have been waiting on for a very long time. No, it’s not the day I met President Obama or hit the …
Youth voices making a difference
Alton Pitre | June 11, 2015 |
As a person who have been through the justice system as a teenager, I’m proud to know that Congress is beginning to lend their …
When cops crash a kid’s pool party…
Alton Pitre | June 11, 2015 |
Segments of the blog post originally appeared in Juvenile Justice Information Exchange. To be young and black in America today is to still fear …
California bill would be a second chance for young offenders
Alton Pitre | June 5, 2015 |
This post originally appeared as an op-ed for the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange. It hurts my heart to know that children and young adults …
Why we support the Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2015
Alton Pitre, First Focus Campaign for Children | June 4, 2015 |
First Focus Campaign For Children has joined a group of leading children’s and public health advocacy groups to sign on to a letter in …