Justice by Geography? Addressing Juvenile Detention

Michigan’s Children’s Host Matt Gillard is joined on the Speaking for Kids podcast by three special guests to discuss glaring problems that came to light in the Wayne County youth detention system this fall. In a series of investigative reports by the Detroit Free Press, issues surfaced in the ways youths were detained before moving to their treatment plans - often for prolonged periods of time and in inhumane conditions – inside Wayne County’s Juvenile Detention Facility this past year. What does it say about the way we rehabilitate - or don’t rehabilitate - youth offenders, and the need for reforms? What should be done to more effectively move youth offenders on the road to rehabilitation for society’s benefit and their own? Guests: Detroit Free Press Investigative Reporter Christine MacDonald, Wayne County Parent Dinah ...