Before the other boys jumped Tyrone, they asked if he wanted to fight.
That was a mere formality. Fights are a regular occurrence among
juveniles being held in Baltimore's adult jail — where the 16-year-old
was held for six months on attempted-robbery charges — and he had no say
in the matter. A corrections officer sat just feet away, but his
indifference created a gulf of miles, Tyrone said.
When it was over, Tyrone was missing a tooth. He ripped off a piece of
bedsheet to stanch the bleeding above his eye and quietly climbed back
into bed.
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I fail to see an issue here. If you don't want to experience this then don't commit crimes. A large issue in today's society is that inmates are treated better then people on the outside. There should be no free cable and gyms. Perhaps then, people would actually not want to be in there.
ReplyDeleteWas the boy CONVICTED, or accused?
ReplyDeleteToo bad! Jails and prisons are filled with the worst of the worst. Violence is 2nd nature to most housed there. It's not a church retreat. Being incarcerated is a choice and it's not a hard thing to stay out of them. Don't hang around unsavory people and don't committ a crime. It's so simple even a moron could understand.
ReplyDeletesorry about that crap , no sympathy here. Do the crime and spend some time.
ReplyDeleteI was in for years and this was petty compared to other crap I saw . Poor baby , booo hoo.
Most youths charged with crimes in Maryland are sent to the juvenile court system, where cases must be adjudicated within a month and the emphasis is on rehabilitation rather than punishment. In Baltimore, 4,854 juveniles were processed in fiscal year 2011 by the Department of Juvenile Services.
ReplyDeleteShouldn't that be the case with all prisons and jails?
It has always been my experience that jail is a very bad place, and so I may have racked up about 24 hours in holding cells in the last 58 years, I DO know to stay out of them. And, 7:49, do you mean the big room with pillows and the pat on the wrist that just delays the inevitab;e until they are 18 and wreaks havoc on society until they do reach that age? I don;t know... maybe yes, maybe no.
ReplyDeleteAnd, 7:49, do you mean the big room with pillows and the pat on the wrist that just delays the inevitab;e until they are 18 and wreaks havoc on society until they do reach that age? I don;t know... maybe yes, maybe no.
ReplyDeleteJuly 30, 2012 9:14 PM
Poor conditions at Baltimore's detention facilities have been a long-standing issue — once attracting the attention of globally focused Human Rights Watch — and there have been several court-ordered mandates to make improvements, including one that was extended earlier this year
Ultimately, most national and local advocates argue, no juveniles should be charged as adults. They point to research that shows the portions of the brain governing impulse control, planning and thinking are still developing beyond age 18, and they say incarceration adversely affects development and leads to conditions that will increase the chances of re-offending.
Maybe if you actually read the accompanied article, you could change your 'maybe' status.