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Mar. 1, 2011

Hidden Truth


There is an acronym used by the staff at Central Juvenile Hall in Los Angeles to describe the lives of many of their detainees and why they ended up there: "NFC." The N stands for "no," the C for "chance." I'll leave it up to you to figure out the F. It may be crude, but NFC is a reminder that we are dealing with kids, and like all kids they are subject to the influences of the environme...

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