This program put arrested teens on track, but funding is set to expire
Leaders of Project Stand for formerly incarcerated students, student advocacy group Bridges, Shelby County Juvenile Court, and Shelby County Schools pose after students presented recommendations to reduce suspensions and expulsions. (Laura Faith Kebede/Chalkbeat)
Laura Faith Kebede
Laura Faith Kebede is a distinguished journalist in residence at the Institute for Public Service Reporting at the University of Memphis. She leads the Institute’s Civil Wrongs project to write about historical cases of racial terror as a corps member for Report for America. You can follow her on Twitter @kebedefaith.
With its funding expiring, a Memphis program for students coming out of juvenile detention could end soon, despite a three-year record of job placement and low recidivism.
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