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Conversing with “All God’s Children” Author Fox Butterfield

May 6, 2014 - by Peggy Barmore

Nearly 20 years after its publication, author Fox Butterfield talks about the challenges of writing “All God’s Children,” the anatomy of New York’s juvenile justice system told through the history of Willie Bosket’s family.

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The Dishonor of Violence

May 5, 2012May 11, 2012 - by Celia Llopis-Jepsen

Few nonfiction books take the reader on a journey of discovery in which the audience, the author and the subject all seem not to know where it will lead. Fox …

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Chief Judge Wants Teens out of Adult Courts

April 1, 2012May 10, 2012 - by Celia Llopis-Jepsen

New York is one of only two states that treats 16-year-olds as adults in criminal cases, but a proposal to create youth courts could change that.

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New York Rethinks Juvenile Justice

March 12, 2012May 3, 2012 - by Celia Llopis-Jepsen

Under a new proposal, New York City kids who are incarcerated would no longer serve their sentences upstate. The goal is to keep them closer to their families and communities.