WGXC-90.7 FM
Prison Voices Project: Prison Voices Project: Youth Incarceration
Aug 03, 2011: 2pm - 3pm
WGXC 90.7-FM: Radio for Open Ears
90.7-FM in NY's Upper Hudson Valley and wgxc.org/listen everywhere
http://www.wgxc.org/
Hosted by the Prison Voices Project Media Collective.
Hosted by Jeremy Thal and Alexandra Cox in collaboration with Kaya Weidman and Cory Fischer-Hoffman.
New York State has some of the harshest approaches to young people who commit crimes in the country, allowing teenagers as young as 13 to be given adult-level penalties. Tune in to hear about the effects of these laws, including the stories of a young person who spent several years incarcerated at a residential facility in Claverack, and a parent of a young person who has spent most of his adolescence behind bars. Listeners will learn more about the ways that New York's juvenile justice laws work, how it can be improved.
New York State has some of the harshest approaches to young people who commit crimes in the country, allowing teenagers as young as 13 to be given adult-level penalties. Tune in to hear about the effects of these laws, including the stories of a young person who spent several years incarcerated at a residential facility in Claverack, and a parent of a young person who has spent most of his adolescence behind bars. Listeners will learn more about the ways that New York's juvenile justice laws work, how it can be improved.