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When You Hear Me (You Hear Us): Voices on Youth Incarceration
When You Hear Me Voices on Youth Incarceration - You Hear Us Author:Free Minds Writers (Editor) A plea for racial justice and prison reform comes from incarcerated youth, their families, and the criminal justice community, through poetry and personal stories. The voices of incarcerated young people call out for racial justice and prison reform in this poignant anthology of poetry and personal stories. We hear not only from youth themselves... more » but also from their community of mothers, loved ones, correctional staff, public defenders, prosecutors, and others who embody our criminal justice system -- all who suffer the ripple effect of harm and unhealed trauma from mass incarcerations. This searing collection of firsthand accounts, compiled by Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop, demonstrates the profound impact of racism and the broken prison system. We are all challenged to heed these urgent pleas, expressed in a unique and diverse chorus, for accountability, transformative social justice, racial equity, and healing. The burden of responsibility for change rests squarely on our collective shoulders -- to create a just society where every one of us can thrive.« less