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Breaking News

A Chance for a Clean Slate - A Baltimore Sun article on expunging sentences for juveniles who are arrested but not convicted

Don't Teach Our Children Crime - A New York Times editorial on the Reauthorization of the JJDPA citing Campaign For Youth JUstice

JJDPA Reauthorization Introduced - Youth Today article on JJDPA

Judging Children as Adults: The New York Story- A New York Times letter to the editor on New York's alternatives to detention for status offenders

States Respond to the Release of the 2008 KIDS COUNT Essay on Juvenile Justice Reform (includes media coverage)

Radio Clips

 WLSU, Wisconsin Public Radio

John Davis reports on Vicky Gunderson receiving the Mother of Distinction Award. (MP3 1:53 sec)

 WTOP-FM, Washington, DC 

Campaign for Youth Justice Founder Liz Ryan speaks on the dangers of youth in adult jails and reform in D.C. juvenile justice reform. (MP3 0:32 sec)

 WPFW-FM, Washington DC 

Gloria Minot of Metro Watch features Dwayne Betts about his experience in the adult criminal system as a youth (MP3 6 min)

 USA Radio Network 

Scott West of the nationally syndicated show Daybreak USA interviews Dwayne Betts and Liz Ryan about youth in adult jails and prisons. (MP3 6 min)

 WAAV-AM, Wilmington, North Carolina 

Rhonda Bellamy of The Rhonda Bellamy Show spends time with Dwayne Betts and Liz Ryan and takes listener phone calls on juveniles in adult jails and upcoming legislation. (MP3 12 min)

 WVOX-AM, New Rochelle, New York 

Bob Marrone of Good Morning Westchester speaks to Dwayne Betts and Liz Ryan on juveniles in adult jails and upcoming legislation. (MP3 16 min)

 WJSS-AM, Baltimore, Maryland 

WJSS Spotlight with Pastor Reeves interviews Dwayne Betts and Liz Ryan on juveniles in adult jails and upcoming legislation. (MP3 16 min)

 WICO-AM, Salisbury, Maryland 

Bill Reddish of AM Salisbury interviews Dwayne Betts and Liz Ryan on juveniles in adult jails and upcoming legislation. (MP3 7 min)

 WFNC-AM, Raleigh, North Carolina 

Laura Chavez-Price of WFNC Newsline interviews Dwayne Betts and Liz Ryan on juveniles in adult jails and upcoming legislation. (MP3 6 min)

 WSRB-FM, Chicago, Illinois 

Debra Rhodes of Real Talk interviews Dwayne Betts and Liz Ryan on juveniles in adult jails and upcoming legislation. (MP3 13 min)

 KNCO, Sacramento, California 

Tom Fitzsimmons of Morning News/On the Town interviews Dwayne Betts and Liz Ryan on juveniles in adult jails and upcoming legislation. (MP3 8 min)