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Watch: To Understand How Harmful Juvenile Incarceration Is, Listen to This Poem

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In a spoken-word poem, Dwayne Betts details the emotional impacts of juvenile incarceration.

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Ashley Velez

Senior Video Producer by day. Chicken connoisseur by night. Philly jawn always.

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