Vice put juvenile justice front and center with a one-hour HBO documentary hosted by Michael K. Williams, star of the network’s acclaimed series “The Wire.”

The special – Raised in the System – uses Lucas County, Ohio, as a primary example of a system trying to reduce the use of incarceration in working with juvenile offenders, limiting lockup to only the cases involving very high-risk youth.

Denise Cubbon, lead judge of the Lucas County, Ohio juvenile court

“Judge Cubbon and her team consistently lead from their beliefs that community safety is best achieved by focusing on long-term outcomes for youth, which means minimizing the use of detention and out-of-home placement, and that the juvenile justice system cannot, and should not, do it alone – it must invest in and partner with families and community organizations,” said Nate Balis, director of the Juvenile Justice Strategy Group at the Annie E. Casey Foundation.

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