To: The United States Senate
Second Look Legislation for Juvenile Defendants
The Juvenile Justice in the United States is certainly in dire need of America's undivided focus and attention, for far too many children are being led into the adult court system and discarded into the adult prison system unnecessarily.
Why is this important?
Believing that there are fundamental, emotional and intellectual differences between children and adults, Advocates for Abandoned Adolescents' mission is to end the practice of trying, sentencing and incarcerating youth under 18 in the adult criminal justice system.Our mission is to place a national spotlight upon the nations approach to juvenile justice, and to place faces and stories to the children that were waived, and thereby, held to an adult standard in the courtroom and then sent to adult prisons. Our mission is to end the practice of sentencing children to life without the possibility of parole, and to reduce the harm caused to children in adult prisons by supporting legislation that will make those who were sentenced as children eligible to have their sentences reviewed at some point during their incarceration.
I think it's important that America's focus and attention also include the teenagers that were waived and sentenced to long terms of imprisonment in the adult prison system 15/16/17/years ago. I think Justice for these Juvenile offenders would include Liz Ryan, the Director for the campaign for youth justice called the 2nd look Legislation. '2nd Look' means youth serving long sentences get their sentences reviewed at some point in their incarceration. Would you consider 2nd look Legislation?
We ask you to sign this petition and advocate for Juvenile Justice reform across the US.
We seek to use your voices to communicate to policy makers and the public the real life impact that the Adult Criminal Justice System has on youth.
Be the voice for youth so that the babies born today will not become the juvenile defendants waived into adult courtrooms and given lengthy prison sentences of tomorrow.
I think it's important that America's focus and attention also include the teenagers that were waived and sentenced to long terms of imprisonment in the adult prison system 15/16/17/years ago. I think Justice for these Juvenile offenders would include Liz Ryan, the Director for the campaign for youth justice called the 2nd look Legislation. '2nd Look' means youth serving long sentences get their sentences reviewed at some point in their incarceration. Would you consider 2nd look Legislation?
We ask you to sign this petition and advocate for Juvenile Justice reform across the US.
We seek to use your voices to communicate to policy makers and the public the real life impact that the Adult Criminal Justice System has on youth.
Be the voice for youth so that the babies born today will not become the juvenile defendants waived into adult courtrooms and given lengthy prison sentences of tomorrow.