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Why Is It Important To Put Children In Jails

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Today, all around the world, there are justice systems. Although they are meant to protect us they can also hurt us. Adults can get charged with crimes they didn't do but what about children? Children Behind Bars: The Global Overuse of Detention of Children by Michael Bochenek, provided by Human Rights Watch addresses the overuse of putting children in jail. Children are being put in jail or detention facilities for non-criminal or minor criminal acts. This issue is important because putting children in jail for these causes are inhuman and abusive. Children that go to adult jails can get abused or worse. If the government must put children in jail for these minor acts then they should be put in children facilities. Being put in jail at
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