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Kids Imprisoned

A News21 investigation of juvenile justice in America
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Solutions by Michele AbercrombieAug 22, 20208:11 pmAugust 23, 2020
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Nonprofits and ex-offenders do their best to help families

Because of the enormity of the financial, emotional and psychological burdens on families of those incarcerated, nonprofits have stepped in to help.

Solutions by Daja E. HenryAug 12, 20209:00 amAugust 12, 2020
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Story of school policing rooted in fights for civil rights, education equality

In the wake of George Floyd’s murder, a handful of school districts have rid themselves of police, but activists have been laying the groundwork for decades

Solutions by Jana AllenAug 11, 20208:00 amAugust 20, 2020
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Detention center dog training program makes youth confident

The Indianapolis nonprofit Paws & Think holds the Pawsitive Corrections program once a month at the Marion County Juvenile Detention Center. Pawsitive Corrections is a shelter dog obedience training program that aims to make dogs more adoptable as well as fosters confidence and empathy in the youth that participate.

Solutions by Chloe Jones and Gabriela SzymanowskaAug 10, 20208:00 amAugust 10, 2020
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Exploring self-image through art

An Arizona education researcher explores how kids view themselves and how they feel their schools view them through art.

Law by Chloe JonesAug 7, 20209:00 amAugust 23, 2020
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In the 1990s criminologists predicted a new breed of children would grow up to be super-predators. While the myth was debunked, the legacy lives on.

The myth that left a legacy for young offenders

In the 1990s criminologists predicted a new breed of children would grow up to be super-predators. While the myth was debunked, the legacy lives on.

Solutions by Katherine Sypher and Anthony J. WallaceAug 6, 20208:58 amAugust 5, 2020
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Why recidivism statistics don’t tell the full story

Recidivism is used as an indicator of a juvenile justice system’s success, but for two former juvenile offenders, it doesn’t tell the whole story.

General by Haillie Parker and Chloe JohnsonAug 5, 20208:00 amJuly 31, 2020
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The sexual abuse-to-prison pipeline leaves youth highly vulnerable to the juvenile justice system, disproportionately affecting girls, gender expansive, trans and gender nonconconforming youth. And even moreso, youth of color.

What fuels the sexual-abuse-to-prison pipeline?

The sexual abuse-to-prison pipeline leaves youth highly vulnerable to the juvenile justice system, disproportionately affecting girls, gender expansive, trans and gender-nonconconforming youth. And even more so, youth of color.

Solutions by Chloe Jones and Gabriela SzymanowskaAug 4, 20208:00 amAugust 5, 2020
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‘Young Kings’: school empowers students beyond classroom

Ron Brown College Preparatory High School aims to dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline while empowering students as it provides a safe space for Black male students.

Courts by Matthew HendleyAug 3, 20208:00 amJuly 31, 2020
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Because of overhanging federal authority, Native American kids are more likely to end up in the federal justice system than their non-Native peers. But there is no such thing as a federal juvenile justice system.

Most kids in federal justice system are Native American

Because of overhanging federal authority, Native American kids are more likely to end up in the federal justice system than their non-Native peers. But there is no such thing as a federal juvenile justice system.

Solutions by Jana AllenAug 1, 20208:00 amAugust 22, 2020
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Milwaukee group home is safe haven for displaced LGBTQ youth

Brad and Nick Schlaikowski founded Courage MKE to support Milwaukee’s homeless youth population, and for over a year now have run a group home for displaced LGBTQ youth.

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