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Monday, January 12, 2009
Ind. Courts - "MSNBC to air series focused on Lake Juvenile Court"
Marisa Kwiatkowski reports in the NWI Times in a story that begins:
CROWN POINT | A 17-year-old girl brought her baby to a late night party, smoking pot and hanging out with friends.Shortly after the party, she turned up at the home of the child's grandmother to pawn off the baby because it was getting on her nerves. The teen had left home when her mother told her to follow the rules or get out.
The girl's story, which unfolded in Lake Juvenile Court, will be featured in a series of MSNBC special reports on juvenile justice expected to air later this year.
"Our hope is that people will understand where crime starts," said Karen Grau, president and executive producer of Calamari Productions, which shot the series. "Rather than just focusing on the stress between kids and parents, like in MTV's "Juvies," this is completely different. It's kids showing us a glimpse of why they got in trouble and what their mind-set was."
MSNBC will air six one-hour episodes, with each episode featuring three juveniles as they navigate through the Lake Juvenile Court system in Crown Point. No air date has been set.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on January 12, 2009 04:42 PM
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