Episode 1: The Black Box

JUN 26, 202429 MIN
The Youth Development Center

Episode 1: The Black Box

JUN 26, 202429 MIN

Description

For three decades, Andy Perkins didn’t talk about what happened to him at a place called YDC – the Youth Development Center. Then, he saw something on the news, and he realized he wasn’t the only person with a story about YDC. Andy gives us a rare glimpse into the black box of the juvenile justice system. 

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