Campaign Urges Governors to Stop Putting Youths in Adult Jails and Prisons

The Washington-based Campaign for Youth Justice is leading an effort to urge U.S. governors to stop allowing youths to be placed in adult jails and prisons.

The campaign led by the nonprofit CFYJ – which seeks to end the practice of trying, sentencing and incarcerating youth under 18 as adults – comes as governors must report this week to the U.S. Department of Justice whether their states intend to comply with standards of the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA).