August has been a month of building bridges through impactful partnerships to drive real-world change. Our team is excited to announce a new collaboration with SDSU’s Project Rebound to support formerly incarcerated students, featuring an innovative approach to juvenile justice reform centered on HOPE-informed solutions and TREC trauma-resilience. We’re also thrilled to welcome our newest SPI Associate, Marc Mannes, former…
Black and Latino youth are significantly overrepresented in the juvenile justice system. In San Diego County, Black youth are incarcerated at 13 times the rate of white youth. These disparities demand systemic change. A new issue brief, “Pathways to Equity: An Innovative Approach to Juvenile Justice Reform,” developed by SPI Juvenile Justice intern Jessica Laing and Program Manager Yvonne Epps, urges…
