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Raise the Age in New York ended the practice of sentencing some 16- and 17-year-olds to adult prisons when convicted of serious crimes. New research shows it has reached that goal, and prevented many from having criminal records that can cripple efforts to get a job, home or education. Child advocacy groups are now calling for more reform to aid child development over punishment.
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The group 100 Black Men of Syracuse is trying to improve the lives of inner city youth by showing them a better future and connecting them with mentors.…
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Over the past two months, 12 people 19-years-old and younger have been shot or stabbed in Syracuse. Add to that a 16-year-old pleading guilty in the…
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A Syracuse University Law School Graduate has helped create a program to keep young people out of the criminal justice system … so they don’t continue in…
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New York is throwing fewer than half the children and teens in jail than it did a decade ago. The state was singled out by the National Juvenile Justice…