Kaari Pitkin appears in the following:
Episode 9: 'You Just Sit There and Wait for the Next Day to Come'
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
Solitary confinement has been proven gravely dangerous for young people. The Marshall Project teamed up with Caught to investigate how widespread the practice remains in New York.
Episode 8: 'I Want Someone to Love Me Even for a Second'
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Girls make up a small fraction of the incarcerated juvenile population, but they often land in detention because they have experienced some form of trauma or abuse.
Episode 7: 'It’s the Hardest Thing I’ve Ever Done'
Monday, March 26, 2018
Parents know that, sometimes, kids just need time to work through stuff. A network of expensive, intense programs is selling that time to families with the means to buy it.
Episode 6: 'Please Lock Up My Kid'
Friday, March 23, 2018
One of the most notable entry points in the school-to-prison pipeline opened when desperate parents turned to law enforcement for help keeping their kids out of trouble.
Episode 5: 'The Teenage Brain Is Like a Sports Car'
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Brain science convinced the Supreme Court to give thousands of so-called "juvenile lifers" a shot at freedom. Stephen is one of them.
How A Teenager's Actions Changed Punishments For Violent Juvenile Offenders
Monday, March 19, 2018
Forty years ago this month a 15-year-old boy in New York went on a crime spree that shocked the city and helped change the nature of sentencing minors in America.
Episode 4: 'Oh My God, What Have I Done?'
Monday, March 19, 2018
Children who struggle with mental health issues are often swept up in the justice system. Honor perpetrates a violent crime, but instead of jail, he gets a shot at a diversion program.
Episode 3: 'He Really Wants to Shoot Someone'
Friday, March 16, 2018
In 1978, Willie Bosket murdered two people on the New York City subway. His crimes changed everything for kids and criminal justice.
"Caught" in the Juvenile Justice System
Thursday, March 15, 2018
Stories of young lives caught in the justice system from the new podcast Caught.
Episode 1: 'I Just Want You to Come Home'
Monday, March 12, 2018
Z is a teenager serving time for armed robbery. Dwayne Betts is a lawyer who spent nine years of his youth incarcerated. The same criminal justice policies landed them in jail.
Coming Soon: Mass Incarceration Starts Young
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Roughly a million kids a year get caught up in the criminal justice system. Over nine episodes, we'll listen as some of those young people tell their stories.
After Chaotic Entry Into the U.S., Syrian Refugee Settles In
Wednesday, March 08, 2017
Three generations of Syrian women settle into life in the United States, only after President Trump's first travel ban was blocked in court.
Making Decisions When Not Everyone in Your Family Is a Citizen
Thursday, March 02, 2017
Sisters Sonia and Sara Martinez and their friend Yesica Balderrama talk about how they and their immigrant families have felt and reacted to President Trump's immigration policies.
A Syrian Family Was Headed to Connecticut. Then Friday Came.
Monday, January 30, 2017
A refugee resettlement agency in New Haven was set to find a home for a Syrian grandmother, mother and teen-aged daughter. Now, it's uncertain whether they'll ever make it here.
One Student's Quest to Avoid Fights at School
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
Radio Rookie Cheyenne Nelson thought by choosing a school that focuses on the arts, high school would peaceful. But after seeing several fights, she's learned to keep her head down.
Gentrification: Feeling Like an Outsider in Your Own Neighborhood
Monday, November 14, 2016
For kids growing up in fast-changing neighborhoods, the change can be destabilizing. Rookie reporter Corinne Bobb-Semple shares what the changes in Bed-Stuy have meant to her.
Policing in Starrett City
Tuesday, November 08, 2016
The patrol officers in the Starrett City housing complex in East New York have built a positive relationship with my community. I wish the NYPD would do the same in every neighborhood.
Seven Schools Later, One Student's View of Segregation
Friday, November 04, 2016
It’s frustrating that so few students know there are differences between predominantly black and white schools. My older sisters and I know. We lived them.
Growing Up Without Parents, Life After Deportation
Thursday, November 03, 2016
“If my parents hadn’t been deported maybe I wouldn’t be who I am today -- so determined and self-driven.” Listen to Wayner's story.
When Faith Meets Fencing
Monday, August 08, 2016
A little known program in Chelsea is producing Olympians while single handedly diversifying fencing.
