Delia Johnson is a writer, photographer, and videogrpaher based in Phoenix. Her work can also be found at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Phoenix Magazine
For every child who enters the juvenile justice system, the outcome can vary widely, depending on where the case is heard and the offense is committed.
An estimated 76,000 young people are charged as adults each year. Most are for nonviolent crimes, such as drug and property offenses. Tens of thousands of children, mostly teens, are prosecuted as adults every year, and some serve out their sentences in prisons where most of the inmates are adults. Nationally, no single organization tracks...
