Comments for A Voice for Juvenile Prison Reform

Comment on ENOUGH ALREADY! by Seth

Seth — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:38:33 +0000

The problem is a lack of community. It used to be that we knew the kids that we read about being locked up. It used to be that as a society we could balance in our minds the wrong done to victims with the injustice done to children. We’ve lost all capacity for empathy in our society. In Colorado, we’re fighting back; trying to draw people closer to the children that politicians want to demonize. We hope you can join us as we debate the issue of direct file with Adams County DA, Don Quick on March 18. Just click on the link to RSVP http://tinyurl.com/ybpxasa

Comment on America’s Prisons - A Citizen’s Cry For Reform by Alena

Alena — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:33:11 +0000

I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don’t know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.

Alena

http://grantsforeducation.info

Comment on How America Has Turned Its Back On Its Minority Children by HannahMc

HannahMc — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:45:10 +0000

Thanks for the mention Simon! I thought it might be helpful if I left the address of the Growing up Shut up campaign, in case anyone wanted more information, or to get involved http://www.howardleague.org/index.php?id=gusu

The campaign aims to give a voice to disenfranchised and vulnerable children in the penal system.

Comment on How America Has Turned Its Back On Its Minority Children by Simon

Simon — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:01:24 +0000

Thanks for interesting article. The issue of children within the prison system is also an issue of considerable worry in the UK, with the penal system wholly unable to adequately deal with young offenders and leaves them instiutionalised and highly prone to re-offend.

The Howard League has launched a campaign to try and publicise these failings and stimulate debate in order to try and reform and improve the treatment of children within the penal system

Comment on Criminal Injustice-Adult Incarceration by Sylvia

Sylvia — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:21:00 +0000

This has got to STOP!! What kind of people do we have running our country?? What kind of people our we to let our government abuse and neglect children?? If child abuse and neglect is illegal for me, this should apply to the government and lawmakers as well. No child under any circumstance should be forced into the adult criminal justice system! Child abuse is not justified toward a child because he or she committed a crime! Kids do not magically morph into adults when a crime has been committed!! God help us to realize what we are doing to our future, God help us to realize the difference between an adult and a child, God help us to realize we cannot justify child abuse and neglect…

Comment on Juvenile Clemency Board in Colorado by Jean Kingston

Jean Kingston — Sat, 09 May 2009 04:28:02 +0000

Yes! Reform is long overdue.

Comment on Moving Forward to a New Day by Renee

Renee — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 05:28:23 +0000

I have a two way point of view of the issue. Some children are not children and what I mean by that is they will walk in and out of their parents house as if they are grown and dare their parent to question them. My theory to those is if you are that grown then if you commit the crime then baby due the time. Then you have those that do not have common sense to even know that the person they are hanging out with is doing something wrong so they should not get tried like an adult you can tell the different in a child that is ignorant of what has happen to them and one that is not. I do not feel any child should get more time then the indivdual that actually committed the crime, that shows right there that they are a kid because they would be smart enough to take a deal like the indivdual that did the crime took a deal so that they would not be in there for life. I feel if the prosecutor gives the individual that committed the crime a deal of not spending the rest of their life in prison then they should automatically reduce the charges on the child that was just there and did not commit the crime but was just a excessor to the fact. The prosecutor would rather but the person that did not do the crime in prison for the rest of his life but the one that did the crime work a deal is that not backwards. Think about that prosecutors and judges.

Comment on Texas Leads the Way - Open File Policy by Greta Muller

Greta Muller — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:22:32 +0000

This is an interesting subject, all to often we hear of those accused of a crime they did not commit. It is a sad truth of our legal system, that these things do happen. Insuring that they don’t is a fight not everyone wants to take on either.

Comment on Moving Forward to a New Day by Concerned

Concerned — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:26:38 +0000

I feel that it is time for us adults to start acting like adults. We all know there is a difference between a child 18 and under and an adult, it’s time our Leader’s stop focusing on seek and destroy methods when it comes to our kids. No child under any circumstance should tried, convicted and sentenced as an adult, that’s clearly barbaric, inhumane and morally wrong!! Children should be treated and sentenced as children, isn’t that the reason we have juvenile courts and facilities?? We desparately need to rehabilitate and educate “EVERY CHILD” that finds themselves in a court room for a crime!! Who are we, prosecutor or judge to say this child is capable of reform but this child is not…That’s not fair!! If we treat 1 child as a child, we need to start treating “ALL” children as they really are (CHILDREN) who can be rehabilitated! I think if we say some kids can’t be rehabilitated, that’s just us adults being lazy and incompitent when it comes to important job positions we choose ourselves as a career!! EVERY CHILD is worth way more than a dollar rather it be our job position we choose for the money or the court and prison system itself..EVERY CHILD = OUR FUTURE as a whole…

Comment on Sentencing Disparity for Juveniles by Mind Body Shop

Mind Body Shop — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:42:47 +0000

The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love.