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“These are the lessons young people who are locked up learn instead: to close off their emotions, shut down their intellect, quell their individuality, avoid forming connections, and view all interactions through the prism of Power.”
― Burning Down the House: The End of Juvenile Prison
― Burning Down the House: The End of Juvenile Prison
“Only a handful of states, it turns out, have not been determined to have systematically brutalized the youth in their care. A review of all fifty states found only eight where there was not conclusive evidence of system-wide mistreatment.”
― Burning Down the House: The End of Juvenile Prison
― Burning Down the House: The End of Juvenile Prison
“The kids I’ve seen make it have followed various trajectories, but they all have a consistent relationship with at least one trusted adult.”
― Burning Down the House: The End of Juvenile Prison
― Burning Down the House: The End of Juvenile Prison
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