Video and Multimedia

1. How we’re priming some kids for college — and others for prison

Sociologist Alice Goffman spent six years in a troubled Philadelphia neighborhood and saw first-hand how teenagers of African-American and Latino backgrounds are funneled down the path to prison — sometimes starting with relatively minor infractions. In an impassioned talk she asks, "Why are we offering only handcuffs and jail time?"

2. Real Life Real Issues: Juvenile Justice

Watch as we follow one juvenile offender through the system in Cumberland County and meet key players along the way. How do they work to deter juveniles from entering or reentering the system?

3. Juvenile Justice Reform

Shelby County Commissioner Tami Sawyer, and Josh Spickler, executive director of Just City talk about juvenile justice reform with Bill Dries, reporter for The Daily Memphian, and host Eric Barnes.