The New Jersey Training School for Boys (“Jamesburg”) opened its doors on June 28, 1867.
On June 28, we will stand together, outside its gates, to declare that 150 years is enough!
With this campaign, we are lifting our collective voices to transform New Jersey’s youth incarceration system into a community-based system of care by closing Hayes and Jamesburg-the state’s girls’ youth prison and the largest youth prison for boys, respectively.
What: #150yearsisenough Rally
When: Wednesday, June 28 from noon to 1:30 pm
Where: Outside the New Jersey Training School for Boys, located at Grace Hill Road in Monroe Township, NJ
Parking: Attendees can park on Grace Hill Road or at the Daniel P. Ryan Memorial Field (around the corner from the Jamesburg facility), located at 34 North State Home Road in Monroe Township, NJ 08831.
RSVP: If you have any questions or to RSVP, please contact the Juvenile Justice Campaign Manager Retha Onitiri at ronitiri@njisj.org.