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Aug 08, 2014 in researching my book, burning down the house, i talked to dozens of young people who were or had been locked up, interviewed corrections officials and other adult experts and read through thousands of pages of reports very similar to the one about abuses at rikers. Her articles have appeared in newsday, salon, mother jones, and the washington post, among other publications. Burning down the house is highly recommended for staff. Burning down the house makes the case against juvenile. When teenagers scuffle during a basketball game, they are typically benched. Nell bernstein on tour splash in her new book, burning down the house. The end of juvenile prison offers a raw, indepth look into the world of americas juvenile prison system. The act of isolation denies children the thing that is most essential to their growth and rehabilitation. Burning down the house, by nell bernstein the new press, june 2014. The very act of isolation denies delinquent children the thing that is most essential to their growth and.
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