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Prosecuting Teens As Adults—Prosecutor Mackie Says Hands Are Tied

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 29, 2014 0

by David Alexander Juvenile Justice Part III: Washtenaw County— County Prosecutor Brian Mackie Talks About The Prosecution of Teenagers as Adults Over the past 30 months, in Washtenaw County, 12 of 1,353 juveniles were charged as…

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The Case for Abolishing Juvenile Prisons: How Isolating Minors Who Need Connection Endangers Us All

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 24, 2014 0

FROM THEIR VERY founding in America in 1825, juvenile prisons were designed to rip teenagers from their homes and communities and isolate them as punishment. Nearly two centuries later, they operate under the same design, despite research…