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Why It’s Time To Close Ineffective Youth Prisons And Invest In Real Community Safety

Why It’s Time To Close Ineffective Youth Prisons And Invest In Real Community Safety

by Yannick Wood and Samantha Harvell

Black Youth Have Higher Mortality Rates With Histories Of Juvenile Incarceration, Study Reveals

Black Youth Have Higher Mortality Rates With Histories Of Juvenile Incarceration, Study Reveals

I Was Locked Up At 17. It's Imperative We Start Imagining A World That Doesn't Incarcerate Kids.

I Was Locked Up At 17. It's Imperative We Start Imagining A World That Doesn't Incarcerate Kids.

by Jahir Williams