As tens of millions of children return to school nationwide this week, an extended look at one special field of education and one that has undergone significant growth in recent years — juvenile detention centers.
In many ways, it seems that this “get tough on crime” attitude favored by so many politicians is only just beginning.
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- Bill Ayers, a teacher and author of ??A Kind and Just Parent: The Children of Juvenile Court, which is published by Beacon Press.
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