PACEs in Youth Justice

Discussion of Transition and Reentry issues of out of home (treatment, detention, sheltered, etc.) youth back to their families and communities. Frequently these youth have fallen behind in their schooling, have reduced motivation, and lack skills to navigate requirements to successfully re-enter school programs or even to move ahead with their dreams.

The Writer: How The Story Of A 17-Year-Old Sentenced To 22 Years In Prison Found Its Way To Gov. Jerry Brown With Surprising Results [witnessla.com]

Alicia Doktor 11/29/176:49 AM

On Thanksgiving morning I received an unexpected email from someone whose name sounded vaguely familiar but that I couldn’t place.

The email read as follows:

You likely do not know me. About seven years ago I was sitting in a cell and opened up a manila envelope with a story enclosed in it. It was a piece written by my high school teacher Dennis Danziger. He told me he wrote a piece on me. I didn’t know why. I just knew that the guy cared about me and wanted to help.

[For more on this story by LA Guest, go to http://witnessla.com/the-writer/]

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