Here’s my new LA Weekly feature about juvieniel justice in L.A.
Los Angeles County probation camps offer abuse instead of rehab
By Sam Slovick Thursday, Jul 8 2010
“I wouldn’t stop till I saw blood. A lot of blood,” says Jesse Aguiar, smiling easily in his neatly pressed button-up shirt as he sits on the well-maintained lawn at East Los Angeles College. A world of gangs and violence now part of the past, the handsome, vibrant, 18-year-old freshman from Watts has just completed the last final of his first semester. Thriving in academia, he’s overcome considerable challenges as a product of the scandal-ridden Los Angeles County juvenile-probation system.
Read the story here: LA WEEKLY
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Nice video!
Thank you
Sam! Amazing story, great investigation. So much needs to be done downtown, thanks for bringing some light to the need.
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