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| A new course of action |
| By gazettextra.com - Ann Marie Ames |
| Published: 12/10/2012 |
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WISCONSIN - JANESVILLE — The boys had been looking forward to a visitor in their small living space. They shook hands politely, as they had been told to do. They were animated and cheerful, breathlessly explaining their day-to-day routines. Eric jumped up and pulled a heavy three-ring binder from a bookshelf. He pointed out journal entries, diagrams and worksheets from daily course work. Vivacious and articulate, the two boys sounded like any teen boys proud to demonstrate what they'd been learning in school. Then the visitor asked why they were in the small room with concrete block walls. "Felony escape and theft," the tall, thin John said automatically. Then he paused, and his face crumpled. He put his head on the table, embarrassed to admit his mistakes to a friendly stranger. Ed Pearson hopes the boy's pain is enough to finally stop him from ending up at the Rock County Youth Services Center, where he's been living for nearly six months. His most recent stay was his longest. The boys are two of the first three participants in the Rock County Juvenile Justice Division's Alternative to Corrections by Taking Immediate Ownership of New Skills program. Participants are confined for six months in the county's youth services center, formerly known as juvenile detention. Pearson is the center superintendent. Read More. |
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