Local Solutions, Global Standards: The Community Stakeholder Approach to Youth Detention Reform

ICPA 2025 Presentation by Douglas Keillor (PID057)

Author

Douglas Keillor

Executive Director, Juvenile Justice Advocates International, United States

Douglas Keillor the founder and Executive Director of Juvenile Justice Advocates International, an international nonprofit organization working to promote the rights of youth in the juvenile justice system. Mr. Keillor works with justice sector agencies, such as the juvenile courts, police, prosecutors, public defenders and civil society, to identify the causes of the excessive use of juvenile detention. He works with local teams to implement best practices, prioritizing public security and juveniles´ human rights. JJAI’s primary projects are in Mexico, the United States, Puerto Rico, and Central America.

Mr. Keillor received a Masters in International Politics and a Juris Doctor from American University in Washington, DC. Mr. Keillor was a special assistant to the chairperson of the UN Committee Against Torture at the 2011 committee session in Geneva, Switzerland. In 2012 Mr. Keillor received a Fulbright Fellowship to study pretrial detention in Mexico. He was a contributor to the United Nations Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty, and has presented at international, regional and national conferences on youth justice around the world.

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