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SCHOOL TO PRISON PIPELINE
A process through which students of minority groups or from disadvantaged backgrounds are pushed out of schools and into prisons because of increasingly harsh school and municipal policies.
GONE TOO FAR: OUR KIDS IN HANDCUFFS
Listen to Kyle Thompson's story. Kyle is part of a national trend where children are funneled out of public schools and into the juvenile and criminal justice systems.
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Source: ACLU
“Police officers have become a regular and growing presence in schools across America, particularly in low-income neighborhoods and communities of color.”
- DENNIS PARKER, ACLU RACIAL JUSTICE PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Watch the trailer to a documentary, on Kalief Browder. A student from Bronx NY, who ended up on Rikers Island for three painful years without being convicted for a crime. Two years later, he was found by his family after hanging himself. If you’re interested in seeing more, the full documentary is on Netflix.
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