In Jefferson City, Missouri, the Prison System has had three lawsuits filed against them in the last two months. The reasoning behind this is the treatment of youth who go on parole as well as the lack of rights offered to those sentenced. The Director of the McArthur Justice Center said "young offenders are given a one-sided, 15- to 20-minute interrogation by Board members and prison staff, without any real consideration of modern brain science, adolescent development or the impact that trauma has had on them.
This lawsuit also is due to the law that prohibits inmates from reviewing the evidence brought up against them before a hearing and makes the defendant choose between having a lawyer or a witness present in the courtroom.
The youth in this prison system are not being offered trauma informed care nor are they interested in the privacy, rehabilitation, or re-entry of these youths.
http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-01-03/juvenile-justice/third-lawsuit-filed-against-missouri-prison-system/a55717-1
The youth in this prison system are not being offered trauma informed care nor are they interested in the privacy, rehabilitation, or re-entry of these youths.
http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-01-03/juvenile-justice/third-lawsuit-filed-against-missouri-prison-system/a55717-1
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ReplyDeleteIt seems crazy that someone would be forced to decide between having a lawyer or a witness present. I wonder how much of the unjust treatment occur because people assume that youth won't know or understand their rights and therefore they think they will be able to easily get away with not respecting the rights the youth do have. It is so sad that so many believe these youth are just disposable.
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