Dear Kid CAT, I’m a youth offender and have been incarcerated since 1994. I’m now 41 years old. I was convicted of first-degree murder facing the … [Read more...]
Super Bowl coach and King marcher help KidCAT
An NFL Super Bowl-winning performance coach and his wife, who marched with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., now devote their time to helping young inmates … [Read more...]
Parents often billed for children’s incarceration
Parents often are billed by the state and county for their children’s incarceration. “Even if a child is later proved innocent, the parents still … [Read more...]
La importancia de una buena comunicación entre padres e hijos
La manera en que los padres se comunican con sus hijos puede causarles que no desarrollen un auto-estima saludable, emociones y comportamientos, según … [Read more...]
LWOP – life without the possibility of parole
More youth offenders are getting parole these days, thanks to changes in the criminal justice system. But left out of the movement are young people … [Read more...]
The over use of pepper spray on juveniles
Guards at a Wisconsin youth detention facility were found to have pepper-sprayed teenage inmates more than 100 times in the first six months of the … [Read more...]
Taking an opportunity for change leads to going home
Given a second chance, Philip Melendez took the opportunity and turned his criminal life around and became the latest Kid CAT member to be found … [Read more...]
Kern Valley new at-risk youth E.D.G.E. program
Inmates at Kern Valley State Prison are utilizing their life experiences to help divert at-risk youths from coming to prison. The program is called … [Read more...]
Legislators consider eliminating guardian fees for offenders
California legislators are considering a bill that would eliminate fees charged to guardians when their children enter the juvenile justice … [Read more...]
Dear Kid CAT by J. Ortiz Chuckawalla
Dear Kid CAT, I am currently a chairman for the lifer group here at Chuckawalla Valley State Prison. My obstacle is this, we are extremely limited in … [Read more...]
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