As we are preparing some children to College, and the other is in jail
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In the United States there are two instances that accompany adolescents on their path into adulthood: College and prison.
Sociologist Alice Goffman spent six years living in the famous riots the Philadelphia area and directly watched as teenagers of African-American and Latino households find themselves in prison, often as a result of fairly innocuous violation.
In his passionate speech, Alice asks the question: "Why all we can offer is handcuffs and a prison?"published