Kids in trouble learn life skills through classical guitar
DOWNLOAD VIDEO A program in a Texas juvenile justice center allows young men to improve their lives through classical music. For five years, non-profit Austin Classical Guitar has partnered with...
View Article‘Girls Court’ provides alternatives to prison for delinquent girls
DOWNLOAD VIDEO A court experiment in Florida attempts to help delinquent girls by promoting rehabilitation rather than incarceration. Girls Court, as the experiment is called, started a year ago in...
View ArticleNewark Youth Court brings introspection, not incarceration
DOWNLOAD VIDEO Directions: Read the summary, watch the video and then answer the discussion questions. Your students may find it helpful to follow along using the transcript. Summary: Efforts are...
View ArticleBryan Stevenson on changing the criminal justice system on behalf of children
DOWNLOAD VIDEO This lesson is part of our Searching for Justice series on criminal justice reform. Directions: Read the summary, watch the video and answer the discussion questions. A transcript of the...
View ArticleLesson Plan: Obstacles facing those released from prison after felony...
This lesson is part of our Searching for Justice series on criminal justice reform. For a Google doc version of this lesson, click here. (You will need to make a copy of the document to edit it.)...
View ArticleLesson Plan: The vicious cycle of incarceration and homelessness
This lesson is part of our Searching for Justice series on criminal justice reform. For a Google doc version of this lesson, click here. (You will need to make a copy of the document to edit it.)...
View ArticleLesson Plan: How community programs can help pave the road from prison
This lesson is part of our Searching for Justice series on criminal justice reform. For a Google doc version of this lesson, click here. (You will need to make a copy of the document to edit it.)...
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