Chicago's push to criminalize teen gatherings risks creating a new youth incarceration pipeline
By
Dion McGill
Baker's choice. Dense with flavour, light on filler.
Summary
A lifelong Chicagoan and former public school teacher argues that current discussions around criminalizing teens gathering in public spaces risk creating a "leisure gathering-to-prison pipeline." The author contends that officials are focusing on criminalizing youth simply for being outside, which undermines years of fighting against the school-to-prison pipeline. The piece emphasizes that this conversation cannot happen without addressing the racial component embedded within it.
Key quotes
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We've had to fight for years against the school-to-prison pipeline, only to trade it in now for a leisure gathering-to-prison pipeline.
We cannot have this conversation about 'teen trends' in Chicago without addressing the racial component embedded within it.
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