Care, Not Control
@CareNotControl
Remember this: we are working to build a new world where every young person has a chance to thrive. This new world is invested in care, rather than control.
"For those of you who fight for us, I thank you with every ounce of my spirit. I applaud your service to our plight and hope you are successful with helping us become free one day."
Over the years, S has mentored countless young men at his prison, hoping they can learn from his mistakes and end up on a path to success and prosperity. He is also a certified paralegal, life coach, published author, and passionate advocate for juvenile justice.
This is devastating. It will cause immense harm and make communities less safe. We know that youth justice programs like these benefit everyone. We condemn this cut to critical funds. imprintnews.org/justice/juveni…
⚠️🎯⚠️🎯 Likewise!! #CareNotControl #FreeOurYouth #NoKidsinPrison
Check out this write-up on my @CareNotControl colleagues and the 10-bill juvenile justice care package introduced to the house last month! Lived experience trumps everything. It's an honor to work with this fantastic group of young folks. So proud audacy.com/kywnewsradio/n…
Check out this write-up on my @CareNotControl colleagues and the 10-bill juvenile justice care package introduced to the house last month! Lived experience trumps everything. It's an honor to work with this fantastic group of young folks. So proud audacy.com/kywnewsradio/n…
Studies suggest that youth of color, LGBTQ youth, gender-non-conforming youth, and youth with disabilities are more likely to be placed in solitary confinement — which administrators sometimes justify as necessary “for their own protection,” or
Although federal law prohibits sexual violence against incarcerated youth and adults, children still remain at risk of sexual assault in both juvenile and adult facilities.
Harsh conditions or practices in youth prisons interfere with normal child development, traumatize youth, exacerbate physical and emotional disabilities and cause serious life-long health problems.
There is no evidence demonstrating that these practices reduce violence in youth facilities; in fact, research shows that they often make things worse. If parents treated their own kids this way, we would call it child abuse. vera.org/publications/s…
Children may be locked in cells as small as seven-by-ten feet, 22 to 24 hours per day, with no personal belongings, no access to educational services, counseling or mental health treatment, no interaction with peers and with nothing more than a lightly padded concrete slab
Today at 5pm! Come out to write a letter or 2 to young people incarcerated across PA. We will not let our kids be disappeared! Let's show them that there is a community on the outside who cares. Dinner will be served! 📆 Tonight! 5pm-7:30pm 📍Ubuntu Fine Art in Philadelphia
Our NYE Letter Writing Campaign is still going strong! We've sent over 200 letters out to 70 incarcerated children & adolesencts this winter season. @CareNotControl is joining in with a letter writing session in Philly tomorrow! Come join us! Details below...
Join us with @ALCCourtWatch this Friday @ Ubuntu in Germantown to write letters to youth incarcerated across PA. Let's let them know that we will not let them be disappeared by the criminal legal system; there is hope for their future! 📆 Friday, January 24th @ 5pm #FreeOurYouth
Join us with @ALCCourtWatch this Friday @ Ubuntu in Germantown to write letters to youth incarcerated across PA. Let's let them know that we will not let them be disappeared by the criminal legal system; there is hope for their future! 📆 Friday, January 24th @ 5pm #FreeOurYouth
We’re gonna do this. We’re going to get these kids out of jail. We are going to close down these placements. We are going to force the state to stop charging children as adults. I am so proud to have my practice connected to these amazing humans. We’re gonna win.
#NowReading ➡️: "Throughout his career, King understood the role young people could play — indeed, had to play – in transforming American society. To this end, King treated young people as essential partners in the struggle for justice." mlk50.com/2019/01/21/wha…
S has been incarcerated since he was 16. He recently celebrated his 41st birthday. Despite the isolation of a life-in-prison sentence, S has found a purpose and renewed sense of hope by creating a better and safer world from behind prison walls.
The #LakenRileyAct will inflict grave harm on undocumented children and youth. We know it will lead to the detention of children in dangerous facilities, even without them being convicted of a crime. There are many ways this could impact youth. A thread… 1/5
In Allegheny County, another child/adolescent was granted decertification today in Judge Beemer's court room. That makes 5 since August. This is good. #LetsWatchCourt @CareNotControl @YASP2
We were overwhelmed by the energy of #NKIP2024 and inspired by this movement’s dedication to create a world we’ve yet to see – one where young people can thrive freely without the threat of incarceration. Watch out for us in 2025 — together we are a force! #NoKidsInPrison
A big thank you to our event planners & photographers who made #NKIP2024 memorable + shout out to the visionary leaders and experts who collaborated with us to offer such an informative, resourceful experience! We’re excited to continue partnering & growing together in 2025.