Criminal Justice System: Cyntoia as Mentor
Clip: Season 12 Episode 15 | 2m 52s
Cyntoia reflects on the difficult circumstances of life in prison.
This Community Classroom module features Cyntoia, a teen girl serving a life sentence, as she reflects on her choices and the difficult circumstances that led her to where she is today. Viewers examine the ways that individuals, even under difficult circumstances, can inspire us. Part of the Women and Girls Lead, Volume 3 curriculum titled Women, Girls and the Criminal Justice System.
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Criminal Justice System: Cyntoia as Mentor
Clip: Season 12 Episode 15 | 2m 52s
This Community Classroom module features Cyntoia, a teen girl serving a life sentence, as she reflects on her choices and the difficult circumstances that led her to where she is today. Viewers examine the ways that individuals, even under difficult circumstances, can inspire us. Part of the Women and Girls Lead, Volume 3 curriculum titled Women, Girls and the Criminal Justice System.
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Criminal Justice System: Decisions
This module looks at the ways families are affected by incarceration. (8m 37s)
Criminal Justice System: Expression
Delve into a drama therapy program at a juvenile detention center for girls in Illinois. (7m 43s)
Criminal Justice System: Intervention
The Girl Scouts Beyond Bars program connects daughters with their incarcerated moms. (6m)
Criminal Justice System: Meet Cyntoia
Cyntoia, a teen girl serving a life sentence for murder, tells her story. (6m 29s)
Criminal Justice System: Meet Rosa
Rosa talks about factors that have led to a pattern of juvenile detention. (4m 50s)
Criminal Justice System: Mentorship
Ida attends her mother's high school graduation in prison. (4m 22s)
Criminal Justice System: Seizing Stories
Cyntoia shares her history with sexual violence, which has profoundly impacted her life. (4m 19s)
Criminal Justice System: What to Do
Hear opinions on the result of Cyntoia’s case and if teens should be tried as adults. (3m 22s)
Me Facing Life: Cyntoia's Story - Promo
She made a split-second decision that changed everything. (28s)
Me Facing Life: Pretrial Interview
In a pretrial interview, Dr. William Bernet listens as Cyntonia recounts a painful past. (3m 9s)
Me Facing Life: Prison Reflections
Via prison telephone, Cyntoia recounts her past choices and hopes for a better future. (2m 34s)
Me Facing Life: They All Wanted Admiration
In prison, Cyntoia tries to recuperate her own self-esteem after years of abuse. (3m)
Cyntoia's adoptive mother struggles to understand why she missed the warning signs. (1m 43s)
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