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Marc Schindler

Youth Services Insider

4/25/2016

The Short and Long Game on Ending Juvenile Solitary

John Kelly

“We’re going to end solitary confinement of juveniles, period, end of story,” said Marc Schindler, executive director of the Justice Policy Institute, with a wry laugh. He was discussing with Youth Services Insider the new Stop Solitary for Kids campaign, led by JPI and three other groups: Center for Children’s Law and Policy (CCLP); Georgetown University’s Center for Juvenile Justice Reform (CJJR); and the Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators (CJCA).

3/26/2015

The Business of Positive Youth Justice: Measuring Success

Guest Writer

Last week, our Positive Youth Justice series explored the use of positive youth development (PYD) in re-entry work at Waterside Workshops. The small nonprofit by the San Francisco Bay uses boatbuilding and a bike shop as the starting point of a personal relationship between the staff and youth. 

3/25/2015

The Business of Positive Youth Justice: Changing Staff Perception

Guest Writer

Last week, our Positive Youth Justice series explored the use of positive youth development (PYD) in re-entry work at Waterside Workshops. The small nonprofit by the San Francisco Bay uses boatbuilding and a bike shop as the starting point of a personal relationship between the staff and youths. 

6/19/2013

Marc Schindler to Lead Justice Policy Institute

John Kelly

The Justice Policy Institute (JPI), a Washington, D.C.-based activist organization promoting reduced reliance on incarceration in America, has tapped former litigator and juvenile justice agency leader Marc Schindler to serve as its new executive director.

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