"We have a 400-year-old history of racially based oppression in this nation, and the juvenile justice system is just one expression of that." https://www.teenvogue.com/story/county-in-california-to-reimburse-families-that-paid-for-childrens-time-in-correctional-facilities … (Thanks for the shout-out, @teenvogue!)
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@elibhager about Contra Costa County issuing refunds to parents wrongfully billed for their children's incarceration:https://www.themarshallproject.org/2018/01/07/the-check-is-in-the-mail-for-real?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sprout&utm_source=twitter …1 reply 3 retweets 7 likesShow this thread
And here's a more in-depth look at the practice of parents paying for their kids' incarceration. Of the nation's 50 state-level juvenile justice systems, 19 regularly or sometimes bill parents for their children's detention.https://www.themarshallproject.org/2017/03/02/your-kid-goes-to-jail-you-get-the-bill?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sprout&utm_source=twitter …
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