As a juvenile they said he belonged in prison.
Afterwards, he didn't belong anywhere.
Simple differences may separate the adolescent boy who does crazy, immature things from the adolescent boy in prison. For instance, the neighborhood he lives in. Or one influential adult who pays attention. Or having a better sense of which lines not to cross. MINOR DIFFERENCES chronicles the fifteen-year post-prison journey of 6 former juvenile offenders. Their first-person commentaries shed light on why and how jail exacts a long-term, often lifetime, toll on youth who grow up behind bars.
Their stories invite the questions: Is sentencing juveniles to prison an effective way to address their problems and society's? Are there better options?
