The United States leads the world in incarceration of children, and Liz  Ryan and the Youth First Initiative are leading the effort to change  that. Youth justice is a frequent topic of conversation in Memphis, and  Shelby County is considering a major expansion of its youth detention  facility. For this episode of The Permanent Record, we talked to Liz  about challenging the misconceptions of children in the justice system,  political will, and the possibilities that exist when we rethink youth  detention.  

Episode 43: Liz Ryan of Youth First

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