• EP 101 (Justice Files): Charging Children as Adults in the Criminal Legal System

  • Feb 7 2022
  • Length: 1 hr and 3 mins
  • Podcast

EP 101 (Justice Files): Charging Children as Adults in the Criminal Legal System

  • Summary

  • What happens when children are charged as adults in the criminal legal system? This episode examines the lifelong consequences on juveniles placed in an adult system. Advocate Eddie Ellis shares his journey of being sentenced to adult prison at 16 years old, and why he believes reforms are necessary. Marcy Mistrett, Executive Director of Youth Justice at The Sentencing Project, also shares her perspective on the harmful impacts of charging juveniles as adults.
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