Harrison County Juvenile Detention Center in Biloxi, Mississippi. Solitary Watch: Children in Lockdown: Richard Ross Photographs Juvenile Detention via lowendtheory + anthropophagous
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There is a 97% recidivism rate of CYA (California Youth Authority) paroles. – Intersection for the Arts. (2008). Golden Rules: A Guide to the California State Prison System. San Francisco, CA
The Cradle to the Prison Pipeline
Our education system has collapsed. Schools have become holding tanks for youth caught in a cycle of violence, neglect and poverty. Dropout rates are sky high.
How do we redefine education so that 30-50 percent of inner-city children do not drop out of school, thus ensuring that millions will end up in prison? — Grace Lee Boggs
Mom’s on crack. Dad’s in prison. Every buck on the block bangs. Students disappear from school and reappear as inmates. This is the Cradle to Prison Pipeline.
The government purposefully plans the fate of minority youth to ensure lifelong prisoners - that is if death doesn’t come first. Prisoners equal dollars.
Please read about this critical issue of mass enslavement of our nation’s youth by Children’s Defense Fund. - Jesse Bliss
Please see thoughtful work of The Roots & Wings Project..
