What's At Stake
- Elimination of Indiscriminate Shackling of young people in juvenile courts is a critical human rights issue. Prior to 2014, most states allowed the indiscriminate shackling of young people in juvenile court. Between 2014 and 2022, the number of states limiting the indiscriminate shackling of children jumped from 13 to 36 (including D.C.). For the legal system to achieve justice for the individual, and safety for the community, legal system stakeholders, judges, advocates, attorneys and members of the public need to demand an end to indiscriminate shackling on a state level in the remaining 16 states.
- Expert affidavits from a diverse group of professionals assert that shackling unnecessarily humiliates, stigmatizes, and traumatizes young people, impedes the attorney-client relationship, chills due process protections, runs counter to the presumption of innocence, and calls into question the rehabilitative ideals of the juvenile court. Several major organizational resolutions and policy statements condemn the indiscriminate use of shackles and highlight the increased harm to children with a history of trauma exposure, which includes most youth with juvenile legal system involvement.
What You Need To Know
2019
In 2019, New Hampshire eliminated a broad range of fees and costs assessed against youth and their families
2021
In 2021, Oregon prohibited the assessment of fees and costs against children and their families stemming from juvenile court involvement
2022
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Our Current Efforts
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