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Is the Age of Criminal Responsibility in New York too Low?

In New York alone, 2,135 16 and 17-year-olds were sentenced to adult prisons in 2015. Once incarcerated, the negative impact of jail-time can be almost impossible for young people to escape. Subscribe to journeyman for daily uploads: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... US Viewers can watch this video here:    • Should juveniles be incarcerated with adults?   For downloads and more information visit: http://www.journeyman.tv/film/6988 Giles spent his 18th and 19th birthdays behind bars for a crime he was eventually cleared of, but only after he had served 28 months in an adult prison, rather than a juvenile detention centre. "It's pretty vicious in there. You've got rapists, murderers...you never know what could happen." Mandatory minimum sentences and a clampdown on drug-related crimes have resulted in "generations of people who carry the stigma and the trauma of that criminal process". Charities and NGOs work hard to rebuild young lives, working to reconnect young offenders with their families and the education system. This process is fraught with complexities however, with some teenagers stating that they aren't afraid to return to prison whilst others lack the family support needed for successful rehabilitation. For similar stories, see: Imprisoned Kids Being Held In Solitary Confinement    • Imprisoned Kids Being Held In Solitary Con...   The Booming Business Of Human Incarceration    • The Booming Business Of Human Incarceration   Off the Rails    • Видео   Like us on Facebook:   / journeymanpictures   Follow us on Twitter:   / journeymannews     / journeymanvod   Follow us on Instagram:   / journeymanpictures   PBS – Ref. 6988 Journeyman Pictures is your independent source for the world's most powerful films, exploring the burning issues of today. We represent stories from the world's top producers, with brand new content coming in all the time. On our channel you'll find outstanding and controversial journalism covering any global subject you can imagine wanting to know about.