His mom, Myrtle Faye Rumph, started the center with family and friends to help keep other people from suffering her son’s fate.

My comfort comes from the stories of kids-turned-adults who credit the Wooten Center with saving their lives — and protecting them from police harassment.

A few years ago, a student came running into the center telling me the police had two of our alums outside against our wall.

With that said, I highly recommend Juvenile Justice Jeopardy and the resources game developer Strategies for Youth provides to train both youth and police in peaceful co-existence through understanding.

Youth Center and a former Wave Newspaper reporter.