Kids Behind Bars
By State of the Re:Union
Wyoming: Second in the Nation for Kids in Jail
Source: Andrew Bardwell from Wikimedia Commons
When we were researching our Wyoming episode in the summer of 2011, we came across a striking statistic: Wyoming has the nation’s second highest rate of juvenile incarceration. Why would more kids in Wyoming go to jail than pretty much every other state?
In this podcast, producer Laura Starecheski tracks down the story behind that number, finding out what happens to the kids who’ve been through the system… and why that system is so resistant to change.
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Tags: Al Letson, juvenile incarceration, kids in jail, laura starecheski, sotru, State of the Re:Union, Wyoming
