National Center for Youth Law

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Press Releases

Children Sue to Restore Contact Visits in the Adams County Jail, Asserting Their Right to Hug Their Parents

Children whose parents are jailed in Adams County have sued the County, the Sheriff, and telecommunications company HomeWAV, asking the Colorado state...

NCYL joins leading organizations in opposing dangerous federal education proposal

WASHINGTON — The National Center for Youth Law is among more than 30 organizations calling on the U.S. Department of Education to withdraw its...

Press Releases

California adopts critical expulsion reform law

On Friday, California took a milestone step toward dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline with the formal adoption of Assembly Bill 1230, which...

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Mission

At the National Center for Youth Law, we Center Youth through impact litigation, policy advocacy, collaboration, and research that fundamentally transforms our nation's approach to education, health, immigration, foster care, and youth justice.

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