Hundreds of Chicago youth are heading to prison with adults and serving hard time for low-level crimes.
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SeventeenBy: Angela CaputoSeventeen-year-olds are minors in the eyes of the law if they’re the victim of a crime, but not if they commit a felony. A Chicago Reporter analysis found that hundreds of minors are being prosecuted in adult court and serving hard time in Illinois’ adult prisons with other adult felons. All this before these teens are allowed to vote, buy cigarettes or join the military.
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Weighing opportunity costBy: Kimbriell KellyI have student loan debt that’s been looming for years. Every time I think about it, my heart races and my brain calculates how much overtime I’d have to pull to pay off the debt in a year.
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