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164: "Why Would You Even Ask That?" The Absurdity of America's Youth Justice System w/Iliana Pujols
164: "Why Would You Even Ask That?" The Absurdity of America's Youth Justice System w/Iliana Pujols
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60 minutes
Released:
Sep 15, 2023
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What can we learn from the successes of other countries? Today, Hunter spoke with Iliana Pujols to compare and contrast the youth criminal legal system where she works in Connecticut and Norway. In particular, we discuss just how far removed from accepted international practices of youth justice, and what needs to be done to break through the American exceptionalism that stops Americans from learning from other countries. Guests: Iliana Pujols, Policy Director at Connecticut Justice Alliance, Young Justice Leader Pathfinders for Peace, Justice and Inclusive Societies Resources: Pathfinders Young Justice Leaders https://www.sdg16.plus/ Contact Iliana iliana@ctja.org Connecticut Justice Alliance https://ctja.org/ Follow Iliana on Twitter https://twitter.com/ilianap_ Contact Hunter Parnell: Publicdefenseless@gmail.com Instagram @PublicDefenselessPodcast Twitter @PDefenselessPod www.publicdefenseless.com Subscribe to the Patron www.patreon.com/PublicDefenselessPodcast Donate on PayPal https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5KW7WMJWEXTAJ Donate on Stripe https://donate.stripe.com/7sI01tb2v3dwaM8cMN
Released:
Sep 15, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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