Why altering juvenile corrections is crucial to American criminal justice

Jail reform is a significant subject within the nationwide political discussion. For numerous incarcerated individuals, the course to prison starts in the teenager years; at any provided time, approximately 50,000 youths are kept in juvenile jails. Johnnie McDaniels, previous executive director of the Henley-Young Juvenile Justice Center, shares a quick however amazing take on the “revolving door” of juvenile corrections.

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