Did you know that seventy-five to eighty percent of juvenile offenders can’t read at grade level?â€
“Really?†This was news to me.
“Your world becomes a much smaller place if you can’t read. You have far fewer options. It’s not the only factor, but it’s a big one. If they want to know how big to build a prison,
all they have to do is look at the illiteracy statistics.â€
“They knew I was coming.â€
“You or someone like you.â€
“You knew it too, all those years ago, back in Quincy. That’s why you tried to help me. Because you knew I was coming here.â€
“Here or someplace like here.
— Carolee Dean
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