tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post6544343891078237579..comments2023-11-22T06:35:25.251-05:00Comments on POE'S DEADLY DAUGHTERS: Kids in PrisonJulia Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-61130170327924145922009-08-05T21:10:55.230-04:002009-08-05T21:10:55.230-04:00You're right, Julia -- nobody seems to have an...You're right, Julia -- nobody seems to have any answers to these problems, or much interest in finding answers. The US has one of the highest incarceration rates (of people of all ages) in the world. And now our response to crimes committed by minors is, more and more often, a prison sentence. U.S. Sen. Jim Webb of Virginia (my state) is the only lawmaker I know of at the federal level who isSandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-53430209954960814832009-08-05T18:13:18.989-04:002009-08-05T18:13:18.989-04:00This gets right to the root of a sort of unspoken ...This gets right to the root of a sort of unspoken problem in this country, and one to which no one seems to devote any time or money: WHY are so many young people committing crimes and WHAT can we do to prevent it? If this is a nature/nurture question, it's highly unlikely that all those incarcerated kids you mentioned were simply "born bad."<br /><br />So what made them turn to Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-23381417963079045602009-08-05T07:31:07.664-04:002009-08-05T07:31:07.664-04:00You've tackled a really difficult subject. I t...You've tackled a really difficult subject. I tend toward the thought that we've got to get dangerous kids away from other children (in NC, they could commit serious crimes and end right back up in the classroom over and over), but not treat them as adults. You're right--prison is a training ground for criminals.<br /><br />Elizabeth<br /><a href="http://Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.com