Dad Behind Bars
Growing up not being able to go to my dad for guidance has really had an impact on my life.
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Parents Behind Bars
I remember as a little girl cruising around the streets of San Francisco in my dad’s bright red ’68 Impala,…
From My Victims’ Standpoint
Michael Webb is serving 25 years to life in California’s San Quentin prison for first-degree murder, robbery and assault with a deadly weapon. He was 17 years-old when he committed the crime and started serving his time at 19.
In this essay, Webb reflects on his act. Putting himself in the shoes of his victims’ wife, Webb imagines what it would be like for her to meet him face-to-face for the first time.
Unlocked: The Understaffing Of Juvenile Hall
Staffing shortages are contributing to more fighting among inmates and use of force by guards inside one juvenile hall, where budgets and overtime are on the rise.
Community Groups Sue Kern High School District for “School to Prison Pipeline”
By Alfredo Camacho, South Kern Sol BAKERSFIELD — Shortly after the September 11 attacks, Kern county resident Lori De Leon’s…
The End Of Juvenile Prison With Nell Bernstein
In the book Burning Down the House, author and journalist Nell Bernstein discusses the unfairness and harm done by childhood incarceration. Throughout the book, she talks with young people involved in system, exploring how it has impacted their development; and that’s what she did in-person at Youth Radio earlier this month.
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Following the School to Prison Pipeline with Anna Deavere Smith
. The draw? MacArthur Award winning actress and playwright Anna Deavere Smith, who you might recognize from The West Wing or Nurse Jackie. On this night, however, the actress-turned-advocate tackled one of our country’s toughest topics: The school to prison pipeline.
LA Times Op-Ed: Standards Needed for Solitary Confinement
In California, solitary confinement as a juvenile could mean being put away for a couple of hours, a couple…