When 16-year-old Iziah Reedy got pulled over with a gun in a stolen vehicle, he said he saw his life going “down the drain.” But instead of a court date, he got a call from Choose 180, a Seattle-based organization that aims to reverse the life trajectories of kids who’ve committed misdemeanors.
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Wyoming county becomes hub for juvenile justice reform
A newly elected county attorney in Wyoming teamed with law enforcement, advocates and others to push juvenile diversion reforms and transform the way the county deals with juvenile crime.