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Published on: 2010-03-01
Released on: 2010-03-01
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Since the early 1990s, thanks to inflamed rhetoric in the media about “superpredators” and a wave of get-tough-on-crime laws, the number of juveniles in prison has risen by 35 percent, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, and their placement in adult prison has increased by 208 percent, according to a 2007 survey by the Campaign for Youth. Since 1992, every state except Nebraska has passed laws making it easier to prosecute youth under eighteen as adults, and most states have legalized harsher sentences for juveniles.   David Chura taught high school in a New York county penitentiary for ten years and saw these young people—and the effects of our laws on them—up close. Here he introduces us to the real kids behind the hysteria: vibrant, animated kids full of humor and passion; kids who were born into families broken up and beaten down by drugs, gang violence, AIDS, poverty, and abuse. He also introduces us to wardens, correctional officers, family members, and doctors, and shows how everyone in this world is a child of disappointment.   We meet Wade, who carries a stack of photos of his HIV-positive mother in his pocket to take out and share with pride. Khalil has spent all fifteen years of his life in foster care, group homes, juvenile detention, and mental hospitals, yet has channeled his inner demons into poetry. There’s Anna, a hard-nosed one-time teenage drug baroness who serves as a tutor to students and older women alike; Dominic, a father of two who only reads in jail, and only the Harry Potter books; and Eddyberto, a bright student and self-taught artist whose wildly creative drawings are confiscated and used to accuse him of being a potential terrorist and threat to national security.   Then there’s O’Shay, a big, burly, snarling Bronx-Irish classroom officer with a surprising protective side for the underdog, and Ms. Wharton, a hallway officer with a spiky demeanor but a soft spot for animals.   In language that carries both the grit of the street and the expansiveness of poetry, Chura breaks down the divisions we so easily erect between us and them, the keepers and the kept—and shows how, ultimately, we as individuals and as a society have failed these young people. African American Historical Personalities: Gallant ... Paul Laurence Dumbar. The Lynching of Jube Benson. Gordon Fairfax's library held but three men but the air was dense with clouds of smoke. The talk had drifted from ... Watch - CBC Player Canadian universities see jump in American applications after Trump's election win The National NYDN Movies - NY Daily News New York State Senate not ready for their closeup Whats good for Colt Grand jury to hear case of cop who was allegedly drunk on duty Jan. 5: Judith Clark Israel ... I am Adam Lanza's Mother - The Blue Review As someone who was like Michael who could have been any of of those kids you mentioned you could be the mother of thank you for writing this. List of Old Doordarshan TV shows and Serials AbhiSays.com The 80s was the era of Doordarshan with soaps like Hum Log Buniyaad and comedy shows like Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi which made Doordarshan a household name. Archives - Philly.com Archives and past articles from the Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia Daily News and Philly.com. International News World News - ABC News Sections; Top Stories; Video; Election; U.S. World; Entertainment; Health; Tech; Lifestyle; Money; Investigative; Sports; Good News; Weather; Photos; Shows. Shows ... U.S. News National News - ABC News Sections; Top Stories; Video; Election; U.S. World; Entertainment; Health; Tech; Lifestyle; Money; Investigative; Sports; Good News; Weather; Photos; Shows. Shows ... Hotel California by Eagles - Song Images I always felt Hotel California was a metaphor for hell. It jives with what the band members themselves say about the song. They may not have indentured it to be a ... An Open Letter A Retrospective Look at Living in ... As a favor to the folks who will simply stop reading and disregard whatever is written below based solely on race let me save you the time and start by saying that ...
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