Justice For Families (J4F) is national network of family leaders, impacted by the justice system, working to end mass criminalization, particularly of youth and in communities of color.
We are the only national juvenile justice reform organization that is founded and run by families who have been directly impacted by the juvenile justice system. We are working to advance systemic policy and practice change while also building a base of those directly impacted, so they can individually help other families, and collectively sustain the reforms needed at the national and local levels. J4F raises the visibility of meaningful family engagement, and demonstrates the success and importance of constituent-led organizing strategies.
Our primary goals are to transform justice systems so that they are driven by the interests of youth and families, and to move resources away from incarceration based on failed “tough on crime” policies and towards direct investments in young people, their families and the communities.
