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Education not Incarceration

7/12/2016

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Executive Director Jonathon Trethewey is concerned that Arizona now spends three times what it spends on education on incarceration.  Jonathon's first arrest occurred when he was just 9 years old, and he has said many times that a teacher reaching out to him to ferret out the root cause of his behavior - rather than a detention office taking him to a cell - may well have changed the course of his life.  Now, his work in trying to decrease recidivism, prevent youth incarceration, and help families touched by the criminal justice system begin to put themselves back together attempts to create that very opportunity for others - an opportunity to rewrite the narrative of their own lives and to escape the sticky web of our very unjust justice system.  Placing a premium on education, on teaching skills that give students keen perspectives on who they are, who they want to be, and where they want to go in life - can go a long way in reducing incarceration.  Jonathon talks to Phoenix's Channel 5 about this disturbing trend.  Below is video.
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