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Sean Shevlino- 17 years old |
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The South Carolina legal system's flaws are what has condemned Sean Shevlino, to an excessive sentence for his crime. Sean has made a grand effort to change his life around and has succeeded. Sean has been tried unfairly and his life is now forever changed based on one mistake that he unfortunately made as a minor.
Sean has been sentenced to 10 years in an adult prison. This is a sentence that is usually reserved for rapists and murderers. That is who he will be spending his time with. We hope he will survive this sentence.
Please help to change the South Carolina laws that lock up juveniles with adult criminals and throw away any opportunity to pay for their mistakes through Juvenile Detention Centers and re-habilitation.
Please sign this Petition: Sean’s Bill - The Ethical Treatment of Juveniles Act.
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Please read the related information below from the MacArthur Foundation . |
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MacArthur Foundation - www.macfound.org :
Potential for Change: Public Attitudes and Policy Preferences for Juvenile Justice Systems Reform
• The public recognizes the potential of young people to change: Nearly nine out of 10 (89 percent) of those surveyed agreed that “almost all youth who commit crimes have the potential to change,” and more than seven out of 10 agreed that “incarcerating youth offenders without rehabilitation is the same as giving up on them.”
• The public supports redirecting government funds from incarceration to counseling, education and job training programs for youth offenders: Eight out of 10 favor reallocating state government money from incarceration to programs that provide help and skills to enable youth to become productive citizens.
• The public views the provision of treatment and services as more effective ways of rehabilitating youth than incarceration: Majorities saw schooling, job training, mental health treatment, counseling and follow-up services for youth once they leave the juvenile justice system to help them go back to school or find a job as “very effective” ways to rehabilitate young people. Less than 15 percent of those surveyed thought that incarcerating juveniles was a “very effective” way to rehabilitate youth.
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