Last month's #CBAYI2024 was powerful! Shout out to our co-host @nicjr01 and all the partners and attendees. Sign up for our newsletter to read more about it soon
#CatalyzeJustice #YouthJustice

Photos from our #CBAYI2024 convening are in! Last month, we gathered youth justice practitioners in NYC for a dynamic learning experience focused on community-based alternatives to youth incarceration.

Stay tuned for more highlights of our time together!

TTA Tip of the Month: The cost of gun violence in our communities also includes hospitalization, rehabilitation, incarceration, victim support, lost tax revenue, and so much more. Read more about these costs at @nicjr01's Cost of Gun Violence website: costofviolence.org

Youth 'Thrive' in new Maryland violence reduction initiative. Kudos to David Muhammad ⁦National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform⁩ and Vinny Schiraldi for launching this promising and much needed program to reduce risks for youth involvement in gun violence. baltimoresun.com/2024/03/28/you…

NICJR’s Community Violence Intervention RFP is now live!

Visit the RFP webpage to learn more today: nicjr.org/cvi-rfp/

Our executive leadership team attended the 2024 Community-Based Alternatives to Youth Initiative convening in New York City. This event brought together representatives from across the country to explore models in youth justice reform and system transformation. #CBAYI2024

We are excited to be in community with fellow justice practitioners working to close youth prisons and invest in community-based alternatives to youth incarceration. #CBAYI2024 #YouthJustice #JusticeTransformation

Yesterday, we toured Lead by Example’s innovative, entrepreneurial models in Harlem, NY. This is a reminder that we must care for the whole person and the whole community to achieve true #JusticeReform #CBAYI2024

Ready for an incredible week co-hosting the #CBAYI2024 convening with National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform
Representatives from 11 jurisdictions throughout the US are in NYC for an in-person learning experience

Join us in applauding We Our Us, a grassroots organization in Baltimore, MD. In partnership with Maryland DJS through its National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform-supported Thrive Academy, the organization’s life coaches work daily with youth who are at the highest risk of being involved in gun violence.

Tune in to the Gun Violence Prevention Forum hosted by Northwell Health on Tuesday, February 27th to hear from an incredible lineup, including our very own David L Muhammad.

Register at preventgunviolence.com #PreventGunViolence

NICJR is proud to support King County, Washington through the Community-Based Alternatives to Youth Incarceration (CBAYI) Initiative in partnership with the OJP OJJDP ! westsideseattle.com/robinson-paper…

In partnership with DC CJCC and other justice and community stakeholders, NICJR examined nearly 1000 shootings and homicides occurring in DC from 2021-2022 to better understand the local violence problem and help guide local policy solutions to reduce gun violence in DC.

NICJR is proud to share the Washington, DC Gun Violence Problem Analysis Report, which was recently featured in this Washington Post article.

washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/…

Check out this important piece from Vincent Schiraldi on the work that Maryland DJS is doing to help young people thrive!

baltimoresun.com/2024/01/26/hel…