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Reforming Our Juvenile Justice System

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In her latest book, Burning Down the House, journalist and author Nell Bernstein explores the dark side of America’s juvenile justice system. Through the eye-opening stories of incarcerated youths, she argues that it’s time to shut down the nation’s juvenile prisons once and for all.

This hour, we listen to a conversation host John Dankosky had with Nell at the Mark Twain House in Hartford.

A little later, we also take a look at juvenile justice here in Connecticut, including the governor’s recent proposal for a society of ‘second chances’ for children and adults.

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GUESTS:

  • Nell Bernstein - Journalist and author 
  • Abby Anderson - Executive Director of the Connecticut Juvenile Justice Alliance
  • ThemisKlarides - Republican House minority leader

John Dankoksy and Chion Wolf contributed to this show. 

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