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	Podcast:		New Thinking, a Center for Court Innovation Podcast
	Episode:		When Young People Go to Prison for Life
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:58:57
	Publish Date:		2023-02-14 19:38:25
	Description:		April Barber Scales was a pregnant 15-year-old when she received two life sentences; Anthony Willis was 16 when he was sent away for life. After more than 25 years behind bars, they each received something desperately rare: clemency. They describe how they fought against a prison system that “sets you up for failure.” We also hear from an organization in Baltimore that works exclusively with young people at high risk of violence. Rather than arrests and incarceration, what do these young people need? Full show notes
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