Juvenile justice

Looking at Lam and what needs to Be done

A Call to Lam’s Mother

School-to-Prison Pipeline

Going to Prison, Part III: Lam Tells His Story

Going to Prison, Part II: Getting In, the Visiting Room, and Lockdown

Going to Prison, Part I

Alicia’s Story

I asked her what she would say directly to Lam if she could speak to him. At first, she was silent. And after a moment, tears flowed from her eyes, and her mother followed suit. Soon, all three of us were crying. What can someone say to someone else who caused such grievous injury? Finally, she just said that she would ask, “Why did you do this?” She said there was nothing Lam could say to her.

‘He COULD Have Done It, But I Don’t Think He Did’

Former Drug-Dealing ‘Street Star’ Becomes Youth Mentor

Like Sankofa - the mythical bird in West African culture that symbolizes going back to retrieve things lost in order to move forward - Michael Gibson also had to go back and reconnect, while he was incarcerated, with his own history. He regularly draws on his past struggles to help him improve his life, and those of others.