Often young kids get in trouble due to their living circumstances. It is not always their fault what they are born into or have exposure to. Plenty have made mistakes and gone on to become very good citizens.
@Palm Springs
I agree((( a child can't help what they were born into))) But does anything take place in the prison that will help that child from going home & doing the same things all over again ???
That was my point in my first post here . Prison punishes them & doesn't rehab them .
If your a druggie & you go back into your home where your mother is drugged up & your dad just stays drunk what chances does this kid have of not repeating his same mistakes ?? He is right back in the same environment . I think I saw somewhere we have more people in prison than any other country in the world .