Krista O'Connell

Krista O’Connell is a Master of Public Policy candidate and research assistant at Georgetown University where she focuses on education and social policy. She previously worked with immigrant youth and on the GradNation campaign to increase the national high school graduation rate.

The Double Jeopardy of Juvenile Detention

  • March 9, 2018

Youth who have served time in the juvenile justice system face a double punishment: not only do they serve their sentence, but they are also less likely to graduate from high school or go to college because of that sentence.…

Categories: Criminal Justice