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Speak Up Arkansas Episode 42 (Dermott and Juvenile Justice)

Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families (AACF)
Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families (AACF)
Speak Up Arkansas Episode 42 (Dermott and Juvenile Justice)
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One the first issues Arkansas Advocates began working on 40 years ago was juvenile justice. And though there has been some progress, the state’s juvenile justice system still puts the physical safety of juvenile offenders at risk. Recent reports from Disability Rights Arkansas and Arkansas Nonprofit News Network have highlighted these unsafe conditions in the state’s juvenile detention facility in Dermott, Arkansas.

Rich Huddleston, Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families
Tom Masseau, Disability Rights Arkansas
Lindsey Millar, Arkansas Nonprofit News Network