Sometimes, it’s okay to give a voice to the "villains." They have been victims too. They were brought up this way so that’s how they’re going to treat others. This is what happens to kids who didn’t have direction or anybody who cared, who had to learn about life the hard way. But recognize that some people who commit crimes have many reasons behind their actions. I know there are victims of violent crimes whose voices go unheard. "Maybe he robbed a store, maybe he killed somebody, maybe he was selling drugs." Some people might ask, why would I want to write a story about juveniles in prison? Why would anyone want to read what these criminals have to say? Who cares? It’s easy to judge juvenile criminals as bad kids, but not so easy when you’re looking into the eyes of a teenager who is going to spend life in jail. I looked at each one, trying to guess his crime. They wore handcuffs and carried brown paper bags behind their backs. While waiting, I saw a few inmates getting on a bus. I was told to wait in a small lobby room, which separated the prison from the outside world. ![]() When I arrived at Central Juvenile Hall, I was expecting guards, watch towers, basically the setting of the Shawshank Redemption. Nicholas asks: "What can we expect these teens to do with life sentences, sit in their cells and rot?"
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