Voices From Juvenile Detention: Kids Behind Bars

Steve Liss

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15-year-old Gabriel, restrained while he detoxes in a cell at Webb County Juvenile Detention. No doctor, no bed, no hydration, no one to take his vital signs or comfort him--it's a dangerous and cruel situation that's replicated in underresourced juvenile facilities all across America.

Steve Liss, " Voices From Juvenile Detention: Kids Behind Bars," in POYi Archive, Item #41661, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/41661 (accessed November 23, 2024).