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The demonization of youth can be seen in the super predator theory which had targeted children from impoverished backgrounds such Latinos and African Americans. Since the justice system seemingly enforced the idea that they couldn't be rehabilitated, countless P.O.C. adolescents were incarcerated for long periods of time.

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This hashtag consists of reasons why incarcerating kids is one of the least effective ways to help them grow as an individual.

There are posts consisting of how it is unjust to prosecute a child as an adult when they have not fully experienced the proper brain development to make wise decisions.

The post illustrate a trend/pattern that connects to minorities like latinos and African Americans being the greater targets of this.

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“Proximity to the condemned and incarcerated made the question of each person’s humanity more urgent and meaningful, including my own”(Stevenson 12)

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“Many states had changed their laws to make it easier to prosecute children as adults, and my clients were getting younger and younger.” (Stevenson 115)

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“ More than anything else, it was the lack of concern and responsiveness by police, prosecutors, and victims’ services providers that devastated Mozelle and Onzelle.” (Stevenson 143)

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“They were legally condemned children hidden away in adult prisons, largely unknown and forgotten, preoccupied with surviving in dangerous, terrifying environments with little family support or outside help” (Stevenson 160)

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“And prison is a terrible place for someone with mental illness or a neurological disorder that prison guards are not trained to understand” (Stevenson 188)

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“He was locked into a maintenance role: He was a custodian for the system who was unlikely to overturn the previous judgement, even if there was compelling evidence of innocence” (Stevenson 205)

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“...a scribbled note in the handwriting of a child, he could still only read at a third-grade-level, despite the fact that we ws thirty-one ” (Stevenson 259)

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“I was worried about what the U.S. Supreme Court would do with all of the children condemned to die in prison, now that it had the issue to consider.” (Stevenson 277)

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Incarcerating the youth causes extreme stress and separation issues that could lead two cases of depression and even suicidal thoughts such as the case involving Ian Manuel who was sentenced to life with no parole.

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Chapter 16: The Stonecatchers' Song of Sorrow

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Chapter 16: The Stonecatchers' Song of Sorrow

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“On may 17, 2010 ...the U.S. Supreme Court announced it decision: Life imprisonment without parole sentences imposed on children convicted of non-homicide crimes is cruel and unusual punishment and constitutionally impermissible.” (Stevenson 295)