Raising the Floor on Prosecuting Youth The Imprint Weekly

On this week’s podcast we discuss a multi-million dollar jury award in a “hidden foster care” case; a bill to offer employers a tax credit to hire current or former foster youth; another state moves to protect faith-based discrimination; and the New York mayoral candidates talk child welfare. 
Ricky Watson, executive director of the National Juvenile Justice Network, joins us to discuss local and national efforts to establish a minimum age for arresting and processing youth. 

Reading Room
AP: N.C. County Illegally Removed Kids from Homes
https://bit.ly/3bNi5xd
Verdict: Federal jury awards millions to daughter, father separated by Cherokee County DSS
https://bit.ly/2RmrkgG
Tax Incentive to Hire Foster Youth Back in Congress
https://bit.ly/3faVuLI
We Asked the New York City Mayoral Candidates About the High-Stakes Child Welfare System. Here’s What They Said.
https://bit.ly/NYCchildwelfare
Still Bridging the Opportunity Divide for Low-Income Youth: Year Up’s Longer-Term Impacts
https://bit.ly/33L4QIT
Juvenile Arrests in 2019 Continued Long Downward Trend
https://bit.ly/3hqd6pD
Raising Our Standards by Raising the Minimum Age
https://bit.ly/3uRYR0K