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If 18 is too young to guard a prison, it's too young to be forced to live in one.
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The reality is that working in prisons sucks. Now, the system is subjecting teenagers to these nightmarish conditions, hiring them as COs in a desperate attempt to recruit its way out of understaffing. Spoiler: It won't work.
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Age is more than just a number, especially when viewed through the lens of extreme power imbalance.
prisonjournalismproject.org
Should an 18-Year-Old Be a Guard at a Maximum Security Prison?
Prison Policy Initiative