2017 - 2020

September 2020

• Three branches of government, united for a common goal

February 2020

• Juvenile justice advocates: Let’s ‘Raise the Age’ again – 10 Year Anniversary of Raise the Age

June 2019

Launch of Improving Outcomes for Youth (IOYouth) Statewide Task Force

• State Officials launch task force to assess state’s juvenile justice system, Fox61
• Connecticut will review juvenile justice polices, Hartford Courant
• Task Force Begins Review of Juvenile Justice System With Goal of Reducing Recidivism, CT NewsJunkie
• State leaders to launch review of juvenile justice system, WTNH
• State’s juvenile justice system to undergo data-driven review, The Day
• Reducing juvenile arrests a top priority for Connecticut officials, Middletown Press
• Connecticut’s juvenile justice system gets selected for review, WNPR
• Tow Youth Justice Institute and Council of State Governments Announcement, CTN

• Car Thieves To Get Help, Not Jail
• 2019 Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy Recipients Announced – Dr. Leonard Tow is a recipient!

August 2018

• Advocates: State Didn’t do Enough to Plan for CTJS Closure

May 2018

• Tow Youth Justice Institute presents at 2018 Janet Reno Forum

March 2018

• Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has submitted two proposed legislative bills that would raise the age of people protected by juvenile and “youthful offender” status from 18 to 21, he announced Tuesday at the University of New Haven. 

January 2018

• WNHH Community Radio: Criminal Justice Insider – Danielle Cooper

May 2017

• William H. Carbone spoke 5/10 on a Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention webinar on Lessons Learned from States that have Raised the Age.