HOT FACT: Connecticut leads the nation in the number of juveniles under 18 in adult jails and prisons (366), nearly 20% more than any other state.
Website Updated 2/25/04
GUEST SPEAKERS INCLUDE: Mark Soler
Youth Law Center
Washington, DC

Gail D. Mumford
Missouri Division of Youth Services

Judge Jim Street
Seattle Reinvesting in Youth Initiative

Judge Emmanuel Cassimatis
Pennsylvania Balanced & Restorative Justice Program

Also participating will be state legislators, key Connecticut policymakers, parents and youth with experience in the juvenile justice system.




Alliance Co-Chairs:
Bob Francis, RYASAP
Janice Gruendel, Connecticut Voices for Children

Alliance Staff:
Fernando J. Muñiz, MPA
Executive Director

Phone: 203-579-2727, x.307
Email: [email protected]
2470 Fairfield Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06605

webmaster: Nick Richard
Email: [email protected]
"Our Broken Home:
Mending Connecticut's Juvenile Justice System"



APRIL 14, 2004
9:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Pond House Caf�
in Elizabeth Park
1555 Asylum Avenue
West Hartford, CT
(click here for directions)

Presented by

THE CONNECTICUT JUVENILE JUSTICE ALLIANCE

In Partnership with ASPIRA of Connecticut, the Connecticut After School Alliance and the Connecticut General Assembly


Learn how other states are reducing the number of youths incarcerated and working in public/private partnership to improve community-based services to address the needs of adolescents and their families � at a cost savings to those states!

To make a reservation please call Ebony at the Connecticut Juvenile Justice Alliance (203-579-2727) or send an e-mail to [email protected].