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| Youth Facing Adult Jail Time now Excels in Alternative Program |
| By /jjie.org - Gwen McClure |
| Published: 02/04/2014 |
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After spending a night and the entirety of the next day cold and scared in New York City’s 61st Precinct, Daryl was ready to go home. [Editor's note: We are not using Daryl's last name because he is a minor.] But, about 24 hours after he was arrested, when the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office presented him with his first plea bargain, that hope was crushed. If he admitted his guilt, he would serve only one to three years, which seemed like an eternity for the 15-year-old. During the time leading up to his arrest in September 2012 he had worked on becoming a musician and a dancer and was devastated by the idea of leaving the performing arts scene he had fought so hard to break into. Read More. |
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