The article advocates for juvenile justice reform, emphasizing the need for a system that heals rather than punishes. Kalia Vasquez, the author and former youth commissioner, reflects on the systemic issues affecting youth, particularly Black and Brown individuals in Santa Cruz County. She calls for an educational push to inspire change and highlights restorative justice as a solution. In a contrasting note, the article touches on immigration policy debates, stressing the complexity of the issues that need comprehensive reform rather than superficial solutions.
Too many young lives are lost to a system that punishes rather than heals. Instead of offering guidance, we lock up children, ignoring the trauma that led them there.
Restorative justice offers hope, allowing youth to repair harm while learning accountability. It's time to stop criminalizing our youth and start investing in their futures.
People need to become informed in order to care and create change. Therefore, addressing the systemic challenges within the juvenile justice system is essential.
The issue of immigration is too complex to simplify into one convenient hashtag and deserves a comprehensive, interdependent strategy of reforming the residency process and citizenship.
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