Contact:
Eric Solomon
(202) 558-3580
Sherria Cotton
(202) 785-1670
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 19, 2009
FAILURE OF JUSTICE FOR LATINO YOUTH
National Experts and Youth to Host Hill Briefing on the Status of Latino Youth in the Justice System
Media Advisory
| WHAT: |
Capitol Hill briefing and release of America’s Invisible Children: Latino Youth and the Failure of Justice, the nation’s first report on the status of Latinos in the juvenile and criminal justice systems |
WHO: |
Hosted by NCLR (National Council of La Raza) and Campaign for Youth Justice, in cooperation with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus
Welcome Address: Janet Murguía, President and CEO, NCLR
Moderator: Raquel Mariscal, Senior Associate for Juvenile Justice, Annie E. Casey Foundation
Panelists:
Dr. Juan Sánchez, Executive Director, Southwest Key Program
Marcia Rincon-Gallardo, Disproportionate Minority Contact/Juvenil Detention Alternative Initiative Coordinator, Pima County Juvenile Court Center
Francisco “Chico” Villarruel, Acting Director, Julian Samora Research Institute, Michigan State University
Orlando Martinez, Founder and Senior Partner, Martinez Tjaden, LLP
Elias Elizondo, Activist, youth tried as an adult at age 16 and sentenced to life with parole |
| WHERE: |
Dirksen Senate Office Building (Room G-11) |
| WHEN: |
May 20, 2009 at Noon EDT |
| WHY: |
On any given day, more than 18,000 Latino youth are incarcerated in America and treated more harshly than White youth for the same offenses, according to America’s Invisible Children: Latino Youth and the Failure of the Justice System, a new report that will be released by NCLR and the Campaign for Youth Justice. To ensure that the needs of Latino youth and families are represented in current policy debates, NCLR and the Campaign for Youth Justice have compiled the most recent information available about Latino youth in the justice system. At the briefing, panelists will assess the status of Latino youth in the juvenile justice system, discuss the severe consequences of sentencing minors to adult prison facilities, and offer recommendations on how federal and state policymakers can reduce the racial and ethnic disparities in the justice system. |
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