Children's Defense Fund Nashville Team

VISION: WE envision a world where all youth are healthy, free, and flourishing

CDF Nashville's vision with it's Cradle to Prison Pipeline campaign is to reduce detention and incarceration by increasing preventive supports and services children need, such as working on the entry point of the pipeline through Zero-Tolerance policies. Zero tolerance school discipline policies are a key feeder system into the pipeline to prison and play a significant role in fueling the dropout  ...