Campaign For The Fair Sentencing Of Youth

Legal and policy - cfsy partners with advocacy organizations and individuals pursuing fair, age-appropriate alternatives to life-without-parole for youth. Cfsy organizes calls; travels to relevant states for meetings; provides tools such as campaign strategy advice, talking points, infographics, and communications trainings; and otherwise brings to bear its issue expertise, technical assistance, research and studies to support the case for reform. Cfsy prioritizes efforts in jurisdictions where it sees an opportunity for national precedent to be set and where its value-add can make a significant difference. In these jurisdictions, cfsy works alongside its partners to implement effective reform strategies. Cfsy also partners with attorneys pursuing fair, age-appropriate alternatives to life-without-parole for youth. Cfsy provides partners with amicus support, resources and tools, media relations support, and sharing of best practices.

Communications - cfsy uses public education tools that include its website, social media, op/eds, and print media to strategically educate decision makers and those that influence them about the practice of sentencing children to die in prison, and the need for age-appropriate alternatives. Cfsy coordinates with partner organizations to ensure a shared strategy that maximizes its impact.

Strategic partnerships - cfsy brings diverse partners proximate to ican and other communities directly impacted by extreme sentencing to provide the resources necessary for people who are returning home from lengthy incarcerations, and their families and neighborhoods, to enable them to thrive. In addition, cfsy develops partnerships that increase access to a range of relevant support to restore communities that have been adversely impacted by the practice of extreme prison sentencing of youth.