CTJA’s 2025 Annual Report highlights a year of advocacy, significant policy wins, and ongoing challenges facing children in Connecticut’s legal system.
The report documents the passage of legislation restricting the use of handcuffs on children, CTJA’s work alongside young people inside Manson Youth Institution, advocacy for community-based alternatives to arrest and detention, and the voices of our Justice Advisors shaping policy through lived experience. It also compiles key data released in 2025 that shows both progress and growing strain within state systems that interact with kids.
