Examining Efforts to Improve Youth Prisons

Examining Efforts to Improve Youth Prisons

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Kurt Friedenauer, Director of the Department of Juvenile Justice, is ultimately responsible for changing the culture of Illinois’ youth prisons. He spoke with WBEZ’s Robert Wildeboer about changes in the system since he took the helm in 2006.

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