WAMC: New York Rethinks Juvenile Justice (2009-05-22)

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New York Rethinks Juvenile Justice

Dave Lucas (2009-05-22)

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Mishi Faruqui is director of the Youth Justice Program for the Children's Defense Fund-NY. [WAMC photo by Dave Lucas]

ALBANY, NY (WAMC) - A symposium was held Thursday in Albany, addressing data showing that black and latino youth are arrested, detained and confined to custody far more often than whites... and the search for ways to reduce that disproportion. Capital District Bureau Chief Dave Lucas reports.

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