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Juvenile Justice: Care Over Punishment

Radical Imagination

English - August 25, 2021 13:00 - 32 minutes - ★★★★★ - 175 ratings
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Last November Los Angeles County voted to dismantle the largest youth juvenile system in the country to create a new approach where care is prioritized over punishment. Radical Imagination host Angela Glover Blackwell speaks with youth grassroots organizer Kent Mendoza. He was incarcerated as a youth and was involved in the reimagining of a new system. We also hear from James Bell, the founding president of the Haywood Burns Institute and a consulting partner on LA County's Youth Justice Reimagined Planning Team.
Tune into Radical Imagination as we dive into the stories and solutions that are fueling change. www.radicalimagination.us

Last November Los Angeles County voted to dismantle the largest youth juvenile system in the country to create a new approach where care is prioritized over punishment. Radical Imagination host Angela Glover Blackwell speaks with youth grassroots organizer Kent Mendoza. He was incarcerated as a youth and was involved in the reimagining of a new system. We also hear from James Bell, the founding president of the Haywood Burns Institute and a consulting partner on LA County's Youth Justice Reimagined Planning Team.

Tune into Radical Imagination as we dive into the stories and solutions that are fueling change. www.radicalimagination.us