And it is absolutely ridiculous that we're doing this and that the conversation about replacing Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake with similar facilities closer to home is off target. Right. We should not be locking kids up, period. Right. The conversation has to be around investing in our communities and our youth in a way that they don't get involved in the system in the first place, then diverting them once they're in, rather than where the horrific prison should be. (24:32–24:35)
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Asserts a policy position against incarcerating minors.
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