How My Arrest at Age 13 Changed the Shape of My Life

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I was just another young Black boy, AWOL from his home, about to be sucked into a system that chewed up kids who looked like me every single day.

Published Mar. 5 2021 11:53PM EST

You’ve heard my story before, or something like it. You’ve seen it on TV or in a movie: A lost kid, a life forever altered by a first encounter with our nation’s criminal justice system.

Tyrone Walker

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How My Arrest at Age 13 Changed the Shape of My Life

I was just another young Black boy, AWOL from his home, about to be sucked into a system that chewed up kids who looked like me every single day.

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Tyrone Walker