The Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth is dedicated to reducing and abolishing the sentencing of any person below the age of 18 to life without the possibility of parole. We ensure that people are not declared worthless because of crimes committed in their youth.
The CFSY is guided in its work by the CFSY Advisory Committee, composed of experts in the field). There are currently fifteen state-based campaigns that work with the CFSY to fulfill its goal to require meaningful reviews of all life sentences imposed on youth. These campaigns are led by advocacy organizations, legal professionals, and family members of people serving life without parole for crimes committed in their youth.
For more information, see our “stats by state” page. Some of the CFSY supporters include:
- ACLU Nebraska
- American Civil Liberties Union
- Amnesty International
- Campaign for Youth Justice
- Center for Children’s Law and Policy
- Centro Pedro Claver, Inc.
- Children’s Action Alliance
- Children & Family Justice Center
- Children’s Law Center of Massachusetts, Inc.
- Christ & St. Ambrose Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, PA
- Coalition for Juvenile Justice
- Colorado Juvenile Defender Coalition
- Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators
- Equal Justice Initiative
- Faith Communities for Families and Children
- Friends & Families of Inmates, Omaha, Nebraska
- Georgetown Center for Juvenile Justice Reform
- Human Rights Watch
- Just Detention International
- Justice Policy Institute
- Juvenile Justice Coalition of Ohio
- Juvenile Justice Initiative of Illinois
- Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana
- Michigan Council on Crime and Delinquency
- Midwest Juvenile Defender Center
- Mississippi Youth Justice Project
- NAMI Colorado
- National African American Drug Policy Coalition, Inc.
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- National Black Police Association
- National Center for Youth Law
- National Juvenile Defender Center
- National Juvenile Justice Network
- Office of Restorative Justice, Archdiocese of Los Angeles
- Partnership for Safety & Justice
- Penal Reform International
- The Defender Association of Philadelphia
- The Pendulum Foundation
- The Sentencing Project
- United Methodist Church, General Board of Church and Society
- Voices for Children in Nebraska
- Wisconsin Council on Children and Families
- Youth Justice Coalition
Special thanks to the U.S. Human Rights Fund, which coordinates funding for this project, and to the Public Interest Projects, which is our fiscal sponsor.
