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Seeking Juvenile Justice

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Like the bus route to Rikers Island, criminal justice reform is a long road. But activists and advocates are making progress. Photo by Ariama Long.

Mayor Bill de Blasio formally announced plans in February to close Rikers Island, following years of calls to shutter the nearly nine-decade-old jail.

The battle to scrap Rikers, once notorious for locking minors in solitary confinement, also marks a step in the movement to overhaul the juvenile justice system.

Samantha Maldonado reports on a group of people working on multiple fronts to combat youth incarceration.

 

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