Youth Sentencing & Reentry Project<\/a>, to seek a moratorium on this practice.\u00a0The team\u2019s research included interviews with attorneys who represent children, the City attorney who handles collections against parents, and parents who had been sued.\u00a0\u00a0The students also met with members of Mayor Kenney’s administration.\u00a0 While the problem is not yet fixed, there\u2019s reason to be optimistic that it will be soon.<\/p>\nMs. Stevenson commented: “What struck me most was that every single person we talked to about our project was outraged that the City would charge parents to incarcerate their own children.\u00a0\u00a0From the social worker, to our friends outside of law school, to acquaintances I know in my neighborhood, everyone agreed: it’s just not right.\u00a0That consensus provided me with clarity and a sense that my team’s work mattered and could have real impact, both in changing everyday lives but also changing attitudes.\u00a0And it inspired us to extend the length of our project; some of our team will be returning to this fight in the fall semester in the hope that the City will end this harmful policy before the end of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n
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