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In One Brooklyn Courtroom, Teens are Judge and Jury
By jjie.org - Irina Ivanova and Amy Eley
Published: 05/28/2013

Sixteen-year-old Janelle (not her real name) is in court on a charge of attempted shoplifting. Demure, she looks from her table opposite the jury box over to her father, who’s sitting in the gallery.

She’s in a Red Hook courtroom like many others in New York. But in this court, Janelle’s lawyer, the prosecution, the judge and the jury are all like her — teenagers.

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