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The day juvenile offenders are committed to the care of the state is a day none of them will ever forget.
Hear voices of some juveniles detained at South Portland, Maine's Long Creek Youth Development Center. They talk about their crimes and reflect on their experience with the legal system.
A version of this story originally aired on NPR's Justice Talking April 3, 2006. It also aired on WMPG's The Local Option.
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The day juvenile offenders are committed to the care of the state is a day none of them will ever forget. Hear voices of some juveniles detained at South Portland, Maine's Long Creek Youth Development Center. They talk about their crimes and reflect on their experience with the legal system. A version of this story originally aired on NPR's Justice Talking April 3, 2006. It also aired on WMPG's The Local Option.
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Review of Juvenile SentencingI think the producer of this piece makes Long Creek Corrections seem a little bit too much like a boys camp rather than a prison. I did 66 days there, I know it's not much compared to the committed guys and girls there. But if you have ever been locked up and not knowing when you are getting out, you would understand. It's a descent piece, but it could be a little longer and more detailed to the everyday life as someone locked up in LC. |
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Review of Juvenile SentencingFrom start to finish...this piece gripped me. From the initial description of the detention center to the first hand accounts of the detained...it gave me, the father of two teens, chills. Before listening I suspected it would paint a sympathetic picture of the convicted but it was as honest and objective as it was real and gritty. Good use of music and good story telling by the narrator. |
Broadcast History
A version of this story originally aired on NPR's Justice Talking April 3, 2006. It also aired on WMPG's The Local Option.
Transcript
THE LONG CREEK YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTER IN SOUTH PORTLAND, MAINE LOOKS LIKE ANY MODERN HIGH SCHOOL - EXCEPT FOR A TWENTY-FOOT-TALL CHAIN LINK FENCE THAT WRAPS AROUND THE ENTIRE CAMPUS. ALL THE DOORS ARE LOCKED. NONE OF THE WINDOWS OPEN. SECURITY CAMERAS DOT THE CEILING. YOUNG PEOPLE IN UNIFORM MARCH THROUGH THE HALLS IN COLUMNS OF 8 OR TEN, FLANKED BY CORRECTIONS OFFICERS. THEY CRISS-CROSS THE BRIGHT LINOLEUM, MOVING BETWEEN LIVING QUARTERS, THE GYMNASIUM, THE VISITING AREA, THE NURSE'S OFFICE AND LOCKDOWN. THE REASONS WHY THEY'RE HERE?
T1/00:47 I was fourteen and I got sentenced for four years.
[MUSIC IN ? UP FULL FOR 6 SECONDS THEN FADE UNDER.]
T6/00:30 I had a strong arm robbery charge, assault with a lethal weapon, and aggravated, elevated assault, and drug charge.
[MUSIC OUT]
[I had five assaults] T9/0:20 We stole firearms from a gun store, federally licensed gun de...
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Review of Juvenile Sentencing
This piece is a good display of the emotions kids go through while they're locked up in a dentention center. It really speaks to you when you realize how many of american youths are locked up. The producer portrays a feeling of guilt in these kids because they feel like they have ruined their lives and have deeply hurt their families. The producer shows how little the justice system cares when public defenders would rather send the kids to jail then fight for their right to freedom.