The nationally acclaimed “engrossing, disturbing, at times heartbreaking” (Van Jones) book that shines a harsh light on the abusive world of juvenile prisons, by the award-winning journalist, “Nell Bernstein’s new book could be for juvenile justice what Rachel Carson’s book was for the environmental movement.” —Andrew Cohen, correspondent, ABC News, Winner, 2015 Media for a Just Society Award in the book categoryWinner, 2015 ABA Silver Gavel Award in the book categoryHonorable Mention, 2015 Scribes Book AwardShortlisted, 2015 Ridenhour Book Prize. 1 talking about this. Achetez neuf ou d'occasion An investigation of the American juvenile justice system, seen as too fundamentally corrosive to be reformed. In a clear-eyed indictment of the juvenile justice system run amok, award-winning journalist Nell Bernstein shows that there is no right way to lock up a child. Nell Bernstein is the author of All Alone in the World: Children of the Incarcerated, a Newsweek “Book of the Week,” and Burning Down the House: The End of Juvenile Prison (both published by The New Press). Burning Down the House Wrap Up -Prisons are harsher than what most people think they are. The war on children has been one of those, and is, perhaps, the country’s greatest shame. The New Press is a nonprofit public-interest book publisher. Sara Mayeux speaks with Nell Bernstein about her stance on abolishing juvenile prisons. Burning Down the House is a clarion call to shut down our nation’s brutal and counterproductive juvenile prisons and bring our children home. Nell Bernstein, Burning Down the House. Nell Bernstein is the author of BURNING DOWN THE HO– USE: The End of Juvenile Prison and ALL ALONE IN THE WORLD: Children of the Incarcerated. Bernstein presents them all as fully realized people, not victims. ― Nell Bernstein, Burning Down the House: The End of Juvenile Prison. Nell Bernstein is the author of All Alone in the World: Children of the Incarcerated, a Newsweek “Book of the Week,” and Burning Down the House: The End of Juvenile Prison (both published by The New Press). Bernstein leads the reader to ask a heretical question: are we witnessing the beginning of the end?”, “Passionate, thoughtful, and well-researched, this is a resounding call to action.”, “A riveting must-read for anyone on the ‘outside’ with influence to send kids to the ‘inside’ of juvenile prisons. All Alone in the World, a “moving condemnation of the U.S. penal system and its effect on families,” was a Newsweek “Book of the Week.” Search Personalize. ... Nell Bernstein is a former Soros Justice Media Fellow, a winner of a White House Champion of Change award, and the author of All Alone in the World. Saltar al contenido principal.com.mx Prueba Prime Hola, Identifícate. Nell Bernstein is the author of Burning Down the House: The End of Juvenile Prison and All Alone in the World: Children of the Incarcerated, both published by The New Press. BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE THE END OF JUVENILE PRISON. "Meticulously reported and sensitively written, Bernstein’s book draws upon a decade of research and astounding personal interviews. Burning down the house. But when Brian got into it on the court, he and his rival were sprayed in the face at close range by a chemical similar to Mace, denied a shower for twenty-four hours, then locked in solitary confinement for a month. In what the San Francisco Chronicle called “an epic work of investigative journalism that lays bare our nation’s brutal and counterproductive juvenile prisons and is a clarion call to bring our children home,” Nell Bernstein eloquently argues that there is no good way to lock up a child. 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