Tell your lawmakers to protect Florida’s youth

In Florida, children as young as 7 years old can be arrested and prosecuted, carrying potential lifelong consequences for adolescent misbehavior –– and children as young as 14 can be charged as adults, reinforcing a well-developed school-to-prison pipeline.

Our Only Young Once report explores the scope and impact of youth incarceration and the ways Florida can disrupt and reform these systems.

Please complete the form below to share this report with your lawmakers and urge them to defend –– not criminalize –– Florida’s youth.

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