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YOUTH TRANSFORMING JUSTICE Ending the schooltoprison pipeline through peerdriven restorative and traumainformed solutions 8 to 22 Billion of taxpayer money is spent on incarcerating youth 40 Increase of adults who were confined in detention centers as youth arrested for all felony charges 74 DROP in suspensions from school after implementation of restorative justice practices in student discipline 24 Decrease in chronic absenteeism after implementing restorative justice practices in schools. OUR MISSION We believe the best way to end the schooltoprison pipeline is to transform traditional punitive school discipline and juvenile justice systems into restorative traumainformed and peerdriven solutions where youth can reflect and learn from mistakes repair damage and relationships harmed and move forward successfully. Working in collaboration with youth schools community organizations and county probation departments we envision safer communities where youth stay in school schools cultivate a greater sense of personal connection safety and accountability and youth exercise authentic agency in their lives and neighborhoods. Change a Young Person39s Future Make sure every young person who makes a bad decision has the opportunity to repairdamage and learn from their mistakes.