Assigning youth programs at JHBs is restorative and evidence-based diversion. Youth programs can provide youth at risk of system...

Disorderly conduct was the most common offense seen at RI JHBs in 2022. Because no two cases of disorderly conduct are exactly alike,...

In Rhode Island, April 1st and 2nd mark the celebration of the International Day of Giving, a momentous occasion orchestrated by the...

It is a rarely discussed yet widely evident phenomenon: many youth who come into contact with the juvenile justice system are grieving....

The Background. USDOE granted RICJ funding for three urban Juvenile Hearing Boards (JHBs) to have case management services for three...

Stakeholders in youth justice from across the country convened with the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The Five: Opportunities to Establish...

Volunteer Mental Health Taking care of your own mental health as a volunteer for the JHB is imperative. In addition to your...

On May 19th, Rhode Island for Community and Justice hosted a statewide gathering for Juvenile Hearing Board members and community...

Picture this: You are a Juvenile Hearing Board member arriving for a hearing. You settle in and look over the arrest report on your...

Visit our 401Gives page at Rhode Island for Community and Justice | 401Gives Dear Friends, Please help RICJ empower Rhode Island's future...

Happy New Year, and welcome to 2023! Our Juvenile Justice Team at RICJ is grateful for all the committed Juvenile Hearing Board members...

This year marks the first Summer that RICJ has been able to run its Youth Programs in-person since 2019! Here is an overview of all the...

A Statement in solidarity with Buffalo, NY from the Staff and Board of Rhode Island for Community & Justice For too long, racial hatred...

The conviction of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd is a hard-win victory in the movement for Black lives, a moment of...

Working collaboratively on a grant proposal with United Way of Rhode Island, RI Department of Children Youth and Families, Urban Juvenile...

For this week's Wednesday Words post, the RICJ staff and youth created a video and statement addressed to everyone who has supported our...

For this week's Wednesday Words, RICJ's Executive Director Toby Ayers wrote about reflection — how it can inform and energize, and how it...

For this week's Wednesday Words, RICJ's Rose Albert wrote a personal reflection challenging you to check your internal stance on racism....

We invited the members of our Youth Action Council to send us their thoughts on the racist murder of George Floyd, this moment of...