Freed
From The Boston Globe "An Indiana woman put on death row at age 16 for killing an elderly Bible school teacher is scheduled to be released ... after serving a prison term that was shortened after the state Supreme Court intervened."
She was fifteen when she stabbed a 78 year old woman thirty-three times. Her accomplices didn't stab the woman, but were there. Their prison sentences ranged from 25 —60 years. At this point they have all been released.
For twenty-seven years Paula Copper remained in prison—eventually earning a college degree.
Six hours ago she was given $75.00, donated clothes and taken to an "undisclosed location".
I wonder what services she received while incarcerated? I wonder what services will be in place now that she's free.
And how do we understand teenagers who appear to be without boundaries and commit atrocities? How do we as a society identify people at risk to engage in anti-social behavior?
She was fifteen when she stabbed a 78 year old woman thirty-three times. Her accomplices didn't stab the woman, but were there. Their prison sentences ranged from 25 —60 years. At this point they have all been released.
For twenty-seven years Paula Copper remained in prison—eventually earning a college degree.
Six hours ago she was given $75.00, donated clothes and taken to an "undisclosed location".
I wonder what services she received while incarcerated? I wonder what services will be in place now that she's free.
And how do we understand teenagers who appear to be without boundaries and commit atrocities? How do we as a society identify people at risk to engage in anti-social behavior?
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