They Were Impacted by Incarceration as Teens. Now These Young Women Are Fighting for Change.

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They Were Impacted by Incarceration as Teens. Now These Young Women Are Fighting for Change.

Nykia Watkins was 15-years-old when she was sentenced to two years in prison at the Juvenile Correctional Complex in Topeka, Kansas. “Being incarcerated was so traumatic. I was one of […]

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