Sinicalkush t1_ixrmxd1 wrote on November 25, 2022 at 8:02 PM

Reply to comment by csimonson in Growing Up in Prison: Kids Behind Bars (2022) - What is it like growing up as kids inside prison cells - teenage inmates tell their stories of childhoods spent behind bars [00:46:51] by MiddleUziVert

The kid in the thumbnail was raised by the system bc, his parents basically left him when he was a small child. He isn't too bright, but has a heart of gold. And all he wanted was a family. Someone to acknowledge his existence and care for him. Shitty how some kids are treated and left like he was.

MiddleUziVert OP t1_ixrxv2u wrote on November 25, 2022 at 9:22 PM

I believe you are talking about another kid (Justin), who is featured in different videos. You are correct about him though.

Sinicalkush t1_ixrytte wrote on November 25, 2022 at 9:29 PM

You're right, and watching him have to go live like that and to be in that situation with any child is awful. I truly hope something changes for these kids and we never ever see a child be raised in a prison system again.

MiddleUziVert OP t1_ixrza7u wrote on November 25, 2022 at 9:33 PM

Justin has actually since been adopted and is doing great now. As for other kids who are spending their youth behind bars, I agree. A lot of times it begins with the communities that they are raised in and the lack of resources present in those communities to thrive.