WA: "when you push them out, who are you pushing them to?"
From the P-I:
For teen felons, hardest job is finding honest work - Crimes from the past hurt youths trying to build a new future
Finding jobs for teens with a felony on their record is increasingly difficult, but court officials say it might be the only thing to save them from spiraling further into crime...
We had an 18-year-old brought back to court today who could've been in this article:
"They think all this stuff goes away when they're 18 and out of our system. Well, it doesn't... It haunts them. And it really affects them in the long run..."
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This is such a difficult issue and I don't think I've heard any workable answers. The problem becomes much worse for juveniles who've done serious time and need to reintegrate into society. I care about the issue, and clearly we need some workable solutions, but I'm a perfect example of the average person. I'm afraid of these kids.
Well, let's start at both ends. At the prevention end: communities in schools --here they are in Washingtonand at the re-entry end.
I don't know much about juvenile re-entry, to my shame.
But we've got to do better.
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