Imprisoned as Teens, Speaking Out as Free Men for Change in Juvenile System
WASHINGTON — Incarceration can be difficult for mature adults, but it can be irreversibly traumatic for adolescents.
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Prison Over-Crowding Leads to Riots Resulting in Dozens of Deaths
“The latest in a series of bloody riots in” Venezuela’s severely overcrowded prisons where inmates often freely obtain weapons and drugs with the help of corrupt guards” has resulted in at least 5 dozen deaths. “Venezuela currently has 33 prisons …
The Criminalization of Marginalized Youth
The United States Justice Department took one step forward in the fight against the criminalization of marginalized youth this past Wednesday by filing a law suit “claiming that the due process rights of children are “repeatedly and routinely” violated when …
