Why Youth Incarceration Fails Webinar
Decades of evidence have left no doubt that locking up our kids harms their futures and does little to protect public safety. In this webinar, we talked about alternatives-to-incarceration program models, bringing together experts, mentors, and people who’ve benefited from the alternatives.
Related to: Youth Justice, Incarceration
Decades of evidence have left no doubt that locking up our kids harms their futures and does little to protect public safety. In this webinar, we talked about alternatives-to-incarceration program models, bringing together experts, mentors, and people who’ve benefited from the alternatives.
We discussed how we can show a better way to help our kids and protect our communities from the ravages of youth prisons.
Speakers:
Musa Mahdi, the Credible Messenger Mentoring Movement (CM3)
Richard Mendel, Senior Fellow, The Sentencing Project
Tawaina Reed, Program Director, Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), Inc.
Karemma Williams, YAP alumni, life coach and blogger
Moderator: Josh Rovner, Director of Youth Justice at The Sentencing Project
