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Forman, James, Jr. – Education Next, 2008
The author relates how the idea behind the school he founded came from events that transpired in the incarceration of a 16-year-old client, Eddie. Eddie, who was charged with trespassing and stealing, pleaded to the author that he wanted "a program" instead of going to jail. However, the court found him guilty and sent him to jail. Years later,…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Correctional Institutions, Institutionalized Persons, Juvenile Justice