Kids Imprisoned

Series produced by Rebecca Blatt

Series image

"Kids Imprisoned" is a seven-part investigative series tracing the path of America's kids in the justice system.

"Kids Imprisoned" is a seven-part investigative series tracing the path of America's kids in the justice system. These audio stories expose systemic inequalities, policing practices and the impacts they make on families and communities.


7 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
Piece image
Based on the laws in the places they live and the adults who happen to be involved in their cases, kids in the juvenile justice system have dramati...

  • Added: Oct 15, 2020
  • Length: 32:10
Piece image
A child's arrest is the first official step into the juvenile justice system, but law enforcement practices push kids out of other systems that are...

  • Added: Oct 15, 2020
  • Length: 28:24
Piece image
What happens after juveniles are arrested and how are their destinations decided? The journey is complicated, with different laws, judges and proto...

  • Added: Oct 15, 2020
  • Length: 30:37
Piece image
Kids across the country deal with unequal treatment because of their identity: their race, ethnicity, disability or gender identity. Barriers, chal...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 15, 2020
  • Length: 30:23
  • Purchases: 1
Piece image
An estimated 48,000 kids are locked up across America on a given day and two-thirds of them are in highly-secure, prisonlike facilities. Life in th...

  • Added: Oct 15, 2020
  • Length: 33:28
Piece image
While many detention centers have seen improvements in the last 20 years, life inside facilities may be worse for some kids than what we see on the...

  • Added: Oct 15, 2020
  • Length: 30:03
Piece image
When children are locked up, there are far-reaching effects beyond time served for their families and in their own lives. The impact lingers long a...

  • Added: Oct 15, 2020
  • Length: 28:41