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New York is one of only two states that prosecutes and sentences 16- and 17-year-olds as adults, housing them alongside adults in a way that changes their lives forever.
 
But there is a growing movement to change this.
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Taking Back Our Children

Join our justice book chain!

 

  1. Read your copy as soon as you receive it, or get your starter kit here!
  2. Join the conversation below. What moved you the most?  How do you think the community can take action through the stories?
  3. Enter your location on our interactive map.
  4. Pass the copies in your possession along with the link to this website and instructions on keeping the chain alive.  Use the stories to inspire others to get involved.

We invite you to join a book chain around the stories of nine incarcerated girls, created by Herstory Writers Workshop and the Correctional Association of New York to help raise public awareness of the inhuman practice of treating children as adults in the criminal justice system in our state.   

 

Here's how:

Scroll down to join the conversation!

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