On August 21st, 2019 Cities United held a national convening with all of its partners in Hampton Roads, Virginia. During this convening the Youth First Initiative and RISE for Youth were invited by Performing Statistics to conduct a visioning session with young people from different jurisdictions working with Cities United. The goal of the visioning session was to offer young people an opportunity to share their vision for what their communities could look like without youth prisons. It is a platform for young people to reflect back on their own interactions with the justice system and share what could have been done differently to ensure their success if resources were able.
This report includes feedback and recommendations from that session.
