“A child’s brain begins to develop before birth and continues into their mid-20s. If they are incarcerated before they are fully developed while their brains are ripe for learning, what happens? The question is what does incarceration teach these children? They are not being trained to use judgement and to make good decisions. They are instead being trained to depend on others for all decisions, including the basics of where to go, when to eat, what to wear. They are also learning to be alert and afraid at all times for danger that they are powerless to escape.“
Pensacola News Journal
November 6, 2018