“Rather than decarcerate these populations of young people and find community-based alternatives or step-downs for as many of them as possible, they basically shift the youth around from facility to facility to avoid noncompliance,” Shields said.
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Having enshrined youths’ right to hug parents during visits behind bars, activists are pushing for decarceration.
Incarcerated Los Angeles Youth Fought for the Right to Hug Their Parents — and Won
Having enshrined youths’ right to hug parents during visits behind bars, activists are pushing for decarceration.
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November 2, 2026 at 6:24 PM
“Rather than decarcerate these populations of young people and find community-based alternatives or step-downs for as many of them as possible, they basically shift the youth around from facility to facility to avoid noncompliance,” Shields said.
#AbolitionNow
#DecarcerateKids
#AbolitionNow
#DecarcerateKids