STOLEN FUTURES:  THE COST OF CRIMINALIZING OUR CHILDREN (A SCHOOL TO PRISON PIPELINE CONVERSATION)

Please register for the upcoming Justice Reform Partnership Talk Justice Tuesday with EMI GA Network and New Life Second Chance. The topic is Stolen Futures: A School-to-Prison-Pipeline Conversation--a powerful and timely webinar hosted during Reentry Awareness Month that will examine how punitive school policies, over-policing in schools, exclusionary discipline practices, and systemic inequities continue to criminalize children and push vulnerable youth into the juvenile and criminal legal systems. 

This conversation will explore the direct connection between the school-to-prison pipeline, the prison industrial complex, and mass incarceration while uplifting the urgent need for trauma-informed interventions, restorative justice practices, educational equity, and community-based solutions. Participants will hear critical perspectives on how suspensions, expulsions, school arrests, and biased disciplinary practices disproportionately impact Black, Brown, disabled, and low-income students—ultimately stealing futures and limiting opportunities long before adulthood.

This webinar calls on communities, educators, advocates, policymakers, parents, and justice-impacted individuals to work collectively toward protecting children instead of criminalizing them.

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About EMI GA Network

What is the mission of End Mass Incarceration Georgia Network?

The End Mass Incarceration Georgia Network is an intentional association of individuals, organizations, grassroots and faith communities formed to effect positive change in the areas of youth and criminal justice.

What does EMI Georgia Network do?

EDUCATE:  Provide for community information and education sessions on the issues of the youth and criminal justice systems, and agencies and organizations that provide supports and services at the local, state and federal levels.

COMMUNICATE:  Communicate the importance of the community’s role in understanding and participating in youth and criminal justice reform.

FACILITATE:  Facilitate opportunities for the community to adopt a conversation of accountability and transformation, rather than retribution and punishment.

ADVOCATE:  Advocate for viable, solution-based responses for the end of mass incarceration.

PARTICIPATE:  Participate in the work of local, state and national justice reform and encourage participation in and support of the End Mass Incarceration Georgia Network and other like-minded efforts.

When does EMI Georgia Network meet?

Join us on Zoom on the second Monday of each month for our informative and compelling community meetings!

Where can I find community resources?

Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice Offers Community Resources Database - The database consists of more than 1,200 resources statewide. DJJ will continue to add to the database as new resources become available.

Georgia Department of Community Supervision Offers Reentry Services - Services are delivered through state and local collaboration from the time of [a person's] entry to prison through their successful transition, reintegration, and aftercare in the community.

Georgia Office of Victim Services - Frequently Asked Questions

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End Mass Incarceration Georgia Network is a member of the Justice Reform Partnership.  Since 2015, the Justice Reform Partnership (JRP) has led Georgia's only statewide criminal justice
reform coalition.  For more about the JRP, click on the button below.

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End Mass Incarceration Georgia Network
Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Action Statement

In order to break the cycle of generational criminal and youth justice involvement, there must be an intentional, collective investment in schools, communities and appropriate supportive services for children and adults to ensure that all children and families can succeed.