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| OpEd: Kids don't belong in adult system |
| By The Journal-Constitution |
| Published: 06/25/2008 |
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GEORGIA - It's nice to know that according to the 2008 Kids Count Essay, "A Roadmap to Juvenile Justice Reform," Georgia is making progress in measures that impact the well-being of children. However, Georgia needs to change policies that allow the practice of prosecuting and incarcerating large numbers of kids in the adult criminal justice system. Children are simply not safe in the adult corrections system. Youth incarcerated with adults are five times more likely to be sexually assaulted and eight times more likely to commit suicide than youth held in juvenile justice facilities. There are reasons why children can't vote, drink or engage in contracts —- they think and act differently, like children. While the adult system tends to emphasize punishment over rehabilitation, rehabilitation is at the core of the mission of the juvenile justice system. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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