Juvenile Injustice
Youth have been held in solitary confinement for weeks or months in Shelby County.
David spent eight months incarcerated at the Youth Justice and Education Center. (Center portrait by Kevin Wurm / MLK50 / CatchLight Local / Report for America; Image of the Shelby County Youth and Justice Education Center by Andrea Morales / MLK50)
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