MICAH CALLS FOR JUVENILE JUSTICE

Members of the Milwaukee Inner-City Congregations Allied for Hope, or MICAH, said during a news conference the practice of funneling all juveniles charged with serious crimes − some as young as 10 − into adult court does little to rehabilitate them.

The current system has the potential to mold some juveniles into more-hardened offenders and also increase recidivism rates, particularly among youths of color and those from impoverished corners of the city, said the Rev. Joseph Ellwanger, MICAH’s transformational justice task force coordinator. Read the complete Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel article HERE.