JJDPA Reauthorization was Introduced in the Senate!

[Lisette Burton]

Hello all (sorry for cross-posting)!

 

We are pleased to shared that, on June 10, 2025, Senator Grassley (R-IA) and Senator Whitehouse (D-RI) introduced the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2025 (JJDPRA)! Read the Judiciary Committee Press Release. Please join us in thanking Senator Grassley and Senator Whitehouse for their leadership. Attached you will find resources including graphics and suggested hashtags and language for social media posts. Feel free to customize your messages.

 

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The JJDP Reauthorization Act of 2025 will give greater flexibility to states for use of Title II grants; ensure the JJDPA's core protections apply to youth housed in adult prisons; bolster youth safety and staff training in state facilities; phase out the Valid Court Order exception which currently allows states to incarcerate children for status offenses like skipping school or running away when a judge issues a court order; close the non-participating-states loophole so states must comply with the Act's core protections to receive federal funding; provide needed technical fixes; and reauthorize funding for the JJDPA through FY30.

 

Read the bill text here.

Find a summary of the JJDPRA here.

View a section-by-section of the JJDPRA here.

 

 

On behalf of the Act4JJ Coalition, a broad network of national, state, and local organizations who support implementation, funding, and reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA), we thank you for your support. If you have questions or need more information, please email me or Act4JJ Co-Chair Melissa Milchman at milc...@juvjustice.org. 

 

In partnership,

 

Lisette

 

 

 

		Lisette Burton, JD she/her Chief Policy & Practice Advisor Association of Children’s Residential & Community Services Phone: +1 877.332.2272 Mobile: +1 919.728.4182 Email: lbu...@togetherthevoice.org

 

 

 

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