Law schools collaborating with state on juvenile justice improvements
Dec 4, 2008, Carla Capizzi, Rutgers University
Rutgers School of Law in Camden and Rutgers School of Law in Newark are now part of a team helping New Jersey work to strengthen juvenile indigent legal defense systems.
New Jersey was selected to join seven other states in the Models for Change Juvenile Indigent Defense Action Network (JIDAN), part of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s initiative to reform juvenile justice across the country.
The state will receive $100,000 this year with additional funding available…
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Juvenile indigent defense
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Indigent Defense Action Network