The following originally appeared in The Denver Post Opinion section on Saturday, November 26th. It is reposted here with the permission of the author. by Jessica Peck Corry The message arrived in my e-mail box late on a Friday night. It was an update from Curt Jensen, a good friend and a proud father. Curt’s [...]
Children in prison isn’t a pretty topic. It’s not something we like to talk about. However, we must truly look at how the judicial systems is treating these juvenile offenders. The very idea of placing children in prison with adults is ludicrous! They need to be taught a better way of living. This cannot be [...]
A Chicago Tribune report about a 17-year-old Illinois boy accused of killing his parents is the latest reminder of the critical need for reaching troubled juveniles before desperation turns to tragedy. Police say John and Maria Granat’s son enlisted three teenage friends to help beat them to death in their suburban home Sept. 10. The [...]
Reposted with permission of the author By PolitiVisor The Supreme Court, today, agreed to hear two cases that will test the constitutionality of juvenile life without parole for children convicted of murder. In the first case, then 14-year-old Kuntrell Jackson was found guilty of the unintentional felony murder of a store clerk who died at [...]
Posted with the permission of the author by PolitiVisor By now, this video has reached more than two and a half million people. I think it speaks for itself, but I have one question to ask: What if Hillary Adams had tried to defend herself? WARNING: The material in this video is graphic The answer [...]