CDF's Cradle to Prison Pipeline Campaign is a national call to action to stop the funneling of tens of thousands of youth, predominantly male minorities, down life paths that often lead to arrest, conviction, incarceration and, in some cases, death. The campaign was launched in 2007 at a two-day summit in Washington, D.C., at which we releases our America's Cradle to Prison Pipeline report. Since then Texas, California and others have or are planning follow-up state level activities to address this crisis.
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