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NY: Debtors’ Prison for Kids: When Families Can’t Afford to Free Jailed Youths (Includes audio)

September 21, 2016 by Greg Cywnar

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ:

NY: Debtors’ Prison for Kids: When Families Can’t Afford to Free Jailed Youths (Includes audio)
Public News Service – September 19, 2016
Jessica Feierman, associate director at the Juvenile Law Center, called it a punishment for being poor. “We’re creating two separate systems of justice. This is really a glaring example of justice by income,” Feierman said. “We really can do better. We can set a system that’s fair to all young people, not just the ones who have access to money.” Report: http://debtorsprison.jlc.org/documents/JLC-Debtors-Prison.pdf
http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2016-09-19/juvenile-justice/debtors-prison-for-kids-when-families-cant-afford-to-free-jailed-youths/a54075-1

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