Nearly one year in, Roca is chipping away at juvenile crime in Baltimore
May 21, 2019
Even on a mucky Monday, there’s a certain joy within a work crew on Harlem Avenue in West Baltimore. The joy is in the work and in the road to redemption.
FROM: WMAR-2 News
Lynn Police, Agencies, Court Team Up to Support At-Risk Residents
May 16, 2019
The city’s police, community agencies and Lynn District Court are coming together to adopt a crime-reduction “hub” model focused on providing services to at-risk individuals before tragedy occurs…
FROM: Item Live
It’s time to change the narrative on Baltimore. There’s a lot worth celebrating.
May 16, 2019
It seems like years since Baltimore has gotten a break. From violence to corruption, we have read story after story that portray our city negatively…
FROM: Washington Post
Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito visits ROCA in Holyoke
May 16, 2019
Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito was in Holyoke Tuesday morning as part of the state’s Safe and Successful Youth initiative…
FROM: WWLP 22 News
State lawmakers hear issues juveniles face while incarcerated
March 20, 2019
A panel of juvenile justice advocates met with state lawmakers Monday. Four young adults who served time in the Massachusetts House of Corrections…
FROM: WWLP 22 News
The Tragedy of Baltimore
March 20, 2019
On April 27, 2015, Shantay Guy was driving her 13-year-old son home across Baltimore from a doctor’s appointment when something — a rock, a brick, she wasn’t sure what — hit her car…
FROM: NYT Magazine & ProPublica
Voices
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“As a result, young people…can find themselves homeless and in debt, paying off victims many years after they’ve se… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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“I got out of prison on Dec. 21, 2018, after serving 42 years, 9 months and 15 days. I wear a smile on my face, but… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Roca Lesson 15: Neuroscience teaches us that young people’s brains continue to develop at least until their mid-20s. https://t.co/7bZPlzvJWy
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