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Show larized,” he said. “Coriservatives think they have to take a tought line on punishment. Liberals talk about rehabilitation. Our program is based on meshing the two. They can only work in conjunction with each other.” What differentiates Jacksonville's approach is what happens to these youths when they getto the countyjail. “We segregate them from the adult prisoners,” Shorstein explained. Each juvenile is assigned a “mentor”—a volunteer from the public or private sector whohelps to counsel and advise the youngster. Inmatesattend P.S. 176, a high school opened by the Duval County School Board, situated in the juvenile wingofthe jail. If they remain crimefree for a probationary period afterjail, these teenagers can have their convictions withheld from their records,allowing them much easier access to cateers, schools or military service. “Our goal is to return a juvenile incarcerated as an adult to a different environmentthan he was in when he committed the crime,” Shorstein said. Plotkin estimated thatjail would help about 50% of Jacksonville’s teenage inmates to avoid future trouble. Josh Bryant, 18,served eight months in the county jail after a string ofbrushes with the law, and he’s thankful for the experience.“Jail was a place where I could grow up and get an outlook on where I’m supposed to be,” he said. The underlying theory behind Jacksonville’s programis simple: the earlier, the better. Harry Shorstein is a 57continued Have you made the change? Th Transitions: Lenses. The comfortable lenses that change as the light changes. If you're like most people, your life is busy enough without having to change your glasses every single ge outside time you walk outside. So let prescription Transitions Lenses do the work for you. When you see you they get dark. Inside they lighten. In fact, you might just say that your Transitions Lenses will through every minute of your busy day. They're thin, lightweight plastic so they are very comfortable. or gray a either They also come with built-in scratch and UV protection. And you can choose make the change today. brown tint. So ask your eyecare professional about Transitions Lenses, and PARADE MAGAZEE + APTA 26, 1908 - PACH 16 |