Quamir Hodges, is author of the new book, “The Life I’ve Lived” in which he shares his deeply personal story about his life and his experiences while being incarcerated--- Quamir lives in Montclair, New Jersey and is a youth advocate leader wit

A Conversation with Vicki Reed On

May 19th, 2020

Host: Aprill O. Turner, Vice President of Communications, Campaign For Youth JusticeGuest: Vicki Reed, Author and the Executive Director of the Kentucky Juvenile Justice InitiativeWant a novel about Juvenile Justice written by someone who kno

A Conversation with Vicki Reed On "The Car Thief"

May 15th, 2020

A Discussion with Jason Smith on Raising The Age in Michigan

Feb 6th, 2020

Host: Aprill O. Turner, Communications Director, Campaign For Youth JusticeGuest: Jason Smith, the Director of Youth Justice Policy, Michigan Center for Youth Justice (MCYJ)In this episode of the Voices of Youth Justice Podcast, we speak wit

A discussion with Joann Self Selvidge and Sarah Fleming, Co-Directors of the forthcoming documentary film “Juvenile”

Oct 19th, 2019

Host: Aprill O. Turner, Communications Director, Campaign For Youth JusticeGuest: Joann Self Selvidge and Sarah Fleming, Co-Directors of the forthcoming documentary film “Juvenile”In this episode of the Voices of Youth Justice Podcast we had t

The Rundown on Racial Impact Statement Legislation

Oct 12th, 2019

Host: Marcy Mistrett, CEO, Campaign For Youth JusticeGuests: Nicole Porter is the Director of Advocacy at the Sentencing ProjectWayne Ford, former representative of Iowa’s 65th District.In our latest podcast we had the pleasure of interviewing

Jose Flores: My Experience As A Youth In The Adult System

Oct 3rd, 2019

This Hispanic Heritage Month, we get to hear the story of Jose Flores. After being incarcerated in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for almost 13 years, and participating and completing the In-Prison Therapeutic Community program at the

Youth Transfers to Adult Courts with Michael Dammerich

Jul 22nd, 2019 12m 9s

Michael Dammerich, a formerly incarcerated youth who was transferred to adult court at 16, shares his story. Dammerich also dives into changes that should be made within the system including needs assessments, access to education, and how we c

Immigrant Youth and Juvenile Justice With Eddy Zheng

May 28th, 2019 30m 45s

In this episode, we speak with Eddy Zheng who became involved in the justice system by getting entangled in the migration to school to prison and deportation pipeline. As an immigrant coming into this country, he was dealing with the trauma of

Parents Navigating the Juvenile Justice System

May 9th, 2019 9m 29s

Michelle Hanneman is a mother of an incarcerated youth. Throughout this episode, she shares a parent's perspective on the juvenile justice system. Michelle discusses how her son being transferred to an adult court caused her to lose influence a

Clemency with Brian Harrington

Apr 3rd, 2019 24m

Prison is no home for a child and yet, on any given night in America, 6,200 children are held in adult jails and prisons. Every year, 100,000 youth are admitted into local adult facilities and prisons. This was the fate of 14-year-old Brian Har

Racial Profiling within the Juvenile Justice System with Jeff Wallace

Mar 4th, 2019 18m

Jeff Wallace, a formerly incarcerated youth, sits down to discuss the racial disparities found in the juvenile justice system. Wallace shares his experiences, along with discussing his role in assisting youth of color navigate the juvenile jus

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