Research: Connecticut Juvenile Training School

Center for Children’s Advocacy Book: Life After Lock-up

When youth leave the Connecticut Juvenile Training School, juvenile detention or a residential placement, their lives are in transition. They move, go back to school, and try to reconnect with friends and community members. This book, published by the Center for Children’s Advocacy, informs youth about their legal rights and the things they can do to participate in the choices that will affect their lives after lock-up. PDF, 212 kB

Report on the Reform Initiative
at the Connecticut Juvenile Training School

The Report on the Reform Initiative at the Connecticut Juvenile Training School was prepared by the Justice Education Center. It was relased on April 4, 2005 and outlines the reform initiative at CJTS from 2004 to 2005. The report was made possible through the support of the Tow Foundation, JEHT Foundation and Annie E. Casey Foundation. PDF, 1.4 MB

Report: CJTS What Now? July 2008

The most updated report the CTJJA recently finished titled CJTS: What Now? The piece gives an overview of the presentations given at the Alliance's May 21 event by both DCF and Mark Steward and includes recommendations about how to move forward with CJTS and juvenile facilities in general. The recommendations have been generated through our own discussions and through feedback we have received from a host of national experts. We will be pursuing these recommendations as DCF moves forward with CJTS renovation plans. MS Word, 228 KB

Voice, Choice, Hope Report

Juvenile Justice Reform Consensus Document PDF, 142.61 KB