The Gault Center

08/12/2026

JPAC’s model probation order is backed by research on what keeps communities safe and supports youth growth.  
 
 

08/11/2026

Youth are often set up to fail by probation conditions that impose unrealistic and arbitrary conditions. Youth deserve a chance to succeed. Check out JPAC’s toolkit to shift probation from surveillance to support and join us TODAY at 3-4:30 PM ET for a national webinar to learn more. Link to register: https://secure.givelively.org/event/national-juvenile-defender-center/under-these-conditions-accountability-should-be-possible

08/10/2026

Probation orders set the rules. They have the power to shift probation from surveillance to support. JPAC’s model probation order has three conditions that set up youth to succeed.

Join us on August 11 at 3-4:30 PM ET for a national webinar to learn more. Link to register: https://secure.givelively.org/event/national-juvenile-defender-center/under-these-conditions-accountability-should-be-possible

Link to report: https://www.defendyouthrights.org/document/under-these-conditions-accountability-should-be-possible

08/07/2026

Young people are bound by complicated and arbitrary probation rules that are difficult to understand and designed to surveil, punish, and restrict youth behavior. JPAC’s model probation order offers an alternative: Three clear and developmentally appropriate conditions to create accountability that works. Youth deserve a chance to succeed.

Join us on August 11 at 3-4:30 PM ET for a national webinar to learn more. Link to register: https://secure.givelively.org/event/national-juvenile-defender-center/under-these-conditions-accountability-should-be-possible

08/06/2026

The Juvenile Probation Accountability Coalition (JPAC) just released a new toolkit to critically examine juvenile probation orders and to move probation from punishment to possibility for all youth. Check out JPAC’s toolkit to learn more about what you can do to support youth rights. Link to the report: https://www.defendyouthrights.org/document/under-these-conditions-accountability-should-be-possible

And join us on August 11 at 3-4:30 PM ET for a national webinar on our toolkit! Link to register: https://secure.givelively.org/event/national-juvenile-defender-center/under-these-conditions-accountability-should-be-possible

05/27/2026

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05/14/2026

In case you missed our Revolutionizing Probation, Part I, webinar, check out our tip sheet, covering key takeaways from the webinar!

To access the tip sheet, here's the link: https://www.defendyouthrights.org/document/webinar-tip-sheet-revolutionizing-probation-from-punishment-to-community-led-safety-part-i/

04/28/2026

Last week we had the opportunity to bring the Youth Experiential Learning Simulation to the Kansas Board of Indigent’s Defense annual conference. A huge shoutout to , Brian Blalock, Kristina Tanner and Angela Vigil for making this simulation possible!
We are grateful to continue to lift up the importance of youth defense specialization and roll out our Defending Futures: Youth Defense for ALL coalition to support the creation of a statewide youth defense system in Kansas!

04/15/2026

Thank you to for covering our new report on revolutionizing probation. We’re calling for a fundamental shift to transform a system that has been overlooked for too long. The Juvenile Probation Accountability Coalition (JPAC) is working to move from punishment to possibility for all youth by challenging narratives of probation’s benevolence, strengthening youth rights, and centering community-based safety and healing.

🔗 Read the full feature at: https://imprintnews.org/top-stories/advocates-youth-facing-probation/273802

PunishmentToPossibility

04/15/2026