Program Gives Kids In Juvenile Detention Lesson In Legal Rights
Joel Wieneke is standing in front of a classroom at Logansport Juvenile Correctional Facility. Looking around, you wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between this room and a public school classroom. There are posters on the wall that talk about overcoming hurdles, and bookshelves lining one wall.
But, the boys sitting in the desks all sport the same shaved heads and gray sweat suits.
“Anybody else have any thoughts about why I’m here?” Wieneke asks.
He’s talking to a group of boys who arrived here within the past week. They range in age from 12 to 17, and they aren’t feeling especially talkative today. Wieneke’s colleague passes out candy to encourage kids to participate in the discussion.
“Right now what we’re going to do is talk as a group, but you guys got to raise your hand if you want to talk to me,” Wieneke says. “We’re going to try and figure out what you guys know about the system you just went through, how it is that you came to the DOC.”
- Source: News – Indiana Public Media
- Via: Barbara Brosher
