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Our Priorities

We’re prioritizing Connecticut’s young people.

CTJA helps people understand the systems that shape their lives — and their ability to change them — through advocacy, community organizing, and education. Young people shape our priorities, but the end goal of our efforts is to transform Connecticut for everyone.

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This is how we move our state forward.

Communities

Invest in Communities First

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CT can steer more kids away from the legal system by investing in unmet needs within our communities, particularly in housing, education, mental health, economic stability, and safety.

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Systems Accountability

Care for Kids in the System

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CTJA is organizing to get young people out of the legal system in Connecticut. While that system still exists, we are fighting for the rights, safety, and dignity of every young person still in state custody. 

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Youth Leadership

Amplify Youth Voices & Power

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Nothing about us without us. CTJA is organizing to shift young people from passive subjects of policy into active participants in oversight, legislation, and community strategy.

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Justice for All

Abolish Youth Incarceration

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This is our ultimate goal. All of our other priorities work in service of a vision where no kids are in jails, prisons, or the legal system. Instead, young people are held accountable and offered support in their communities.

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    Current Campaign

    Tell CT: No New Youth Prisons!

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    Connecticut is currently planning to build a new locked youth facility in response to prolonged stays in detention, as well as 2018 legislation. That approach moves the state backward.

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