criminal justice reform

Real-World Examples of Police Defunding and Reform

By Varick Mazumder age 10 and IndyKids Staff While according to White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany, President Trump is “appalled” by the current BLM movement, some states have already started taking steps toward reexamining their police systems, and some countries provide ideal examples of how this can be achieved.  The Republic of Georgia, for example, …

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Indykids Podcast: “Can we reimagine a world where youth prisons don’t exist?”

“We don’t think about the experiences our young people go through before they come into contact with the system.” – Hernan Carvente When Hernan Carvente was just 16 years old he was sentenced to six years in prison. He spent four years incarcerated in a maximum juvenile facility in New York State followed by two …

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