In my last Civic Post, I discussed ways in which we could improve the juvenile system. This week I will be discussing the various causes and disparities within the US’s Juvenile System. In my research something that stood out to me was even though the overall juvenile placements fell 54% between 2001 and 201, there…

  Welcome back to this week’s edition of my civic issue blog. In this, I will be continuing our discussion on child incarceration rates in the US. Not only has the US country earned the reputation for incarcerating more adults than any other country, but our criminal justice system has managed to win the world’s…

  Recently I was watching a documentary on YouTube (Kids Behind Bars (Prison Documentary) | Real Stories – YouTube) that showed some of America’s youngest prisoners in jail. The documentary relayed the stories of 6 young boys who were facing between 20 years of life imprisonment for crimes they committed as children. The stories in…