Dear John,

Millions of people just saw what we’ve been working to change for decades: our juvenile justice system is a failure. It undermines public safety, damages young people’s physical and mental health, and impedes their educational and career success. Even worse, communities of color bear the brunt of this injustice. Thanks to Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, that harsh reality is reaching a national audience. This kind of attention doesn’t happen everyday.  But when it does, it can move people to act. 

We need the resources to meet that moment and to keep pushing long after the headlines fade.

If you believe all our kids deserve better than youth prisons, your support is a powerful place to start. Please make a donation to support The Sentencing Project today. 

- Kara Gotsch

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From: Josh Rovner <[email protected]>
Date: Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Subject: Did you see The Sentencing Project on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver?
To: [email protected] 

Dear John,

The Sentencing Project’s Youth Justice research was featured on a recent episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver on HBO. John Oliver dives deep into our country’s harmful juvenile justice system and its youth prisons, highlighting The Sentencing Project’s research on why youth incarceration fails, data on appalling racial disparities, and the effective alternatives to incarceration that provide our children and adolescents with better outcomes for their future.

This episode is powerful because it shines a needed light on the failures of our nation’s juvenile justice system. Please share this episode with your community.

As a nonprofit organization, The Sentencing Project relies on the generosity of our community to power our work. The research, advocacy, and public education we contribute to the movement to end mass incarceration are only possible with your support. Every dollar makes a difference.

www.sentencingproject.org

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