The original scared straight from 1978 with follow ups on the youths and “lifers” 20 years later.
Visionaries—Missouri DYS (2011)
A national model for juvenile justice reform, Missouri’s Division of Youth Services has achieved exemplary results and cost effectiveness through regionally-based, small, humane treatment centers;
Dwayne Betts Interview I
Reginald Dwayne Betts talks about “A Question of Freedom,” his memoir about serving an eight-year prison sentence for car-jacking at the age of 16 and the lessons he learned there.
Dwayne Betts Interview II (PBS)
From jailed teenager to award-winning poet: Reginald Dwayne Betts was involved in a carjacking at 16, spent more than eight years in adult prison, and since his release has turned his life around, earning a degree from Yale Law School and penning several critically acclaimed works.
Models for Change
Featuring research, tools, findings, and lessons from a decade of juvenile justice systems reform aimed at improving outcomes for youth and communities.
