Alliance for Justice
A national association of social justice organizations, the Alliance's
web site provides legislative alerts, information on the Nonprofit
Advocacy Project, and the Foundation Advocacy Initiative.
On the Wrong Side of the History:
Children and the Death Penalty in the USA
Case Summaries
For Current Death Row Inmates Under Juvenile Death Sentences,
May 20, 1998
There are currently 74 death row inmates (all
male) sentenced as juveniles, about 2% of the total death row.
Dead Teen Talking
From Time Magazine
Executions
of Juvenile Offenders
Historical Background
The
Juvenile Death Penalty Today:
Death Sentences and Executions for Juvenile
Crimes, January 1973 - October 1998 by Victor L. Streib
Stop Killing Kids
Campaign to Stop the Use of the Death Penalty
Against Children
Sign the
Stop Killing Kids Petition
We Must Respect the Human Rights of our Children!
Minimum
Death Penalty Ages by American Jurisdiction
Information by Victor Streib, Dean and Professor
of Law
Chevron Corporation
Support given to communities where Chevron does business, in the
US and around the world. Areas of giving include education, crime,
and substance abuse.
Ford Foundation
Areas of interest include Urban Poverty, Rural Poverty and Resources,
and Rights and Social Justice.
Foundation for
Child Development
Recent grants include funding for studies on how to improve advocacy
on behalf of children and youth.
Charles Steward Mott Foundation
Searchable database shows significant support for children and
youth issues. Recent grants included research on trends in juvenile
violence, and research on juvenile violence prevention.