by JJAI News | Dec 12, 2022 | News, Reports
MEXICO’S NEW NATIONAL DIRECTOR At Juvenile Justice Advocates International we are pleased to announce our new National Director in Mexico: Sarahí García! Sarahi has been with us for 5 years dedicating her hard work to children and young people in prison so they can...
by JJAI News | Nov 10, 2022 | News, Reports
THE IMPORTANCE OF A CHILD’S ROOTS Citlali* and Kabil* are the parents to Nicte*. Nicte is a 17 year old boy from the Rarámuri indigenous group located in Chihuahua State in Mexico. Nicte was detained three years ago and placed in the Chihuahua City Detention Center....
by JJAI News | Oct 12, 2022 | News, Reports
A SUCCESSFUL CELEBRATION! During our 2022 Annual Celebration I STAND WITH THEM, our team felt renewed as they met with dozens of friends and allies the children in conflict with the law who joined our main fundraiser of the year. They helped us raise $24,000 dollars...
by JJAI News | Sep 8, 2022 | News, Reports
Planning a visit to a detention center is often a difficult task for the parents of children in conflict with the law. Many of them come from poor communities that are very far from where the detention centers are located. Affording a trip to the detention center is...
by JJAI News | Jul 21, 2022 | News, Reports
This year’s Father’s Day at the Chihuahua Detention Center was unlike any other for some of the young fathers who live there. For Juan* it was his first Father’s Day ever. He was a young teenager when he had a baby with his girlfriend one-year before he was detained...
by JJAI News | Jun 7, 2022 | News, Reports
Topics of our report for the month of May 2022 Webinar: Solitary confinement in adolescents and youth, a pending issueWe delivered the donations from our campaign “No estxs solx” (You Are Not Alone) in Mexico CityThe Court of Justice for adolescents in Durango is in...