by Douglas Keillor | Apr 1, 2020 | News
It is important that we take care of the mental health of adolescents in detention centers during COVID19, as they are already isolated from society, which is why a pandemic like this can be an opportunity to integrate care measures towards young people, with the...
by Douglas Keillor | Mar 25, 2020 | News
¿WHO ARE WE? Juvenile Justice Advocates International is a Civil Association whose main interest is justice for adolescents in conflict with the law. The organization’s lines of work are aligned with the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the National Law...
by Douglas Keillor | Mar 24, 2020 | News
*Specific communication for Mexico was released and is available in Spanish, click here for more info. Juvenile Justice Advocates International’s (JJAI) vision is that children are only detained as a last resort and for the shortest period of time possible. JJAI...
by Douglas Keillor | Dec 10, 2019 | News
Gerardo Guerrero, Head Consul of the Consulate of Mexico in Saint Paul, Minnesota, was awarded the 2019 Outstanding Advocate for Children In Prison Award on December 6th in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Juvenile Justice Advocates International (JJAI) gives out the award...
by Douglas Keillor | Oct 30, 2019 | News
Juvenile Justice Advocates International showed the results of the pilot entitled: “Supervision of measures in freedom for adolescents in conflict with the law”, in the Superior Court of Justice of Chihuahua. At the event, it was explained that the tool...
by Douglas Keillor | Oct 11, 2019 | News
Sarahi Garcia Martinez – National Project Director for JJI Mexico – shares in La Paz, Bolivia “I must clarify, this has been the experience in Mexico” I kept repeating such statement during my intervention at the International Conference on Restorative...
Families reconnect. Communities participate. Systems move forward. This month, JJAI’s work across the Americas shows what youth justice reform… Read more: September 2026 Update
She finally made it to see her son. This month, families across Honduras overcame incredible barriers to be together.… Read more: August 2026 Update
The Latin American Network of Alternative-to-Detention Implementers is now underway Following a regional selection process, four institutions from Bolivia,… Read more: July 2026 Update
In Honduras, we celebrated Mother’s Day Over the past several weeks, thanks to the generosity of our Restore the… Read more: A Mother’s Day of Hope in Honduras
This month, our community advanced juvenile justice reform efforts across Latin America and supported families with children deprived of… Read more: April 2026 Update
Strengthening family bonds in Honduras and Costa Rica through family reunification, family committees, and coordinated justice reform efforts.