Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 January 2003 — Page 2

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THE INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER

FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 2003

JUVENILES

P- Continued from Page 1 law most i>f tin 1 rest ol llu 1 roun ties tollow ami Marion I'oimtv itselfhas honored sinee Filing lawsuits and reliisini; to pay is one wa\ to address tlu pn)|)lem. hut Rep. Crawlord su^ests a different approach: W’eean sto|)

sending more ol our loial kids to mittcc, points out that Marion the prison system than anv other bounty, with approximately 14 eountx in the state does. "Where percent of'the state’s population, other counties have looked ere- accounts for some 40 percent of ativch at wavs to solve the proh- the juveniles wnt to the Depart-

lenis of the hi^h human and linancial costs of incarceration. Marion County has not," Crawford says. Crawford, the new chair of the House Ways and Means Com-

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Noting that the county leads the state in per capita juvenile commitments to the D.O.C., Crawford sees the $16 million a year the county incurs for juvenile incarceration as both lost dollars and lost opportunities. Several studies and reports, including a recent analysis by the American Youth Policy Forum, show success and cost savings realized from using communitybased rehabilitation as an alternative to institutionalizing juvenile offenders. "We could save some of this money to fund any number of programs to reduce recidivism," Crawford says. Crawford's call to reduce juvenile commitments is bolstered by state-collected data suggesting that many of the youth sent to the Department of Correction are not exactly desperados. Over half of the children incarcerated with the DOC in November of this past year (.V2.7 percent of males, .>6.6 percent of females) had as their most serious offenses non-violent crimes like property offenses, substance possession or juvenile status offenses such as truancy and run-away charges.

Marion County Superior Court Judge James Payne, who oversees the county's juvenile courts, says he has not seen the state figures, but insists he sends only juveniles with serious offenses to the D.O.C. Payne says that a comparison of commitments with the number of children referred to his court system would likely reveal that Marion County's high incarceration rate is reflective of'the area's serious juvenile crime problem, rather than a propensity to send kids away. (Such a comparison was not available from the D.O.C. or state judicial or court agencies.) “Part of the issue is that urban cities generally attract more serious kinds of problems than rural communities," Paynesays. “There are different problems that exist in different cultures and areas." But Rep. Crawford says that Pay lie’s explanation does not account for the fact that Indiana's other urban counties, including Lake and Allen counties, put a far lower percentage of their youth into the D.O.C. than Marion County does. “The basic fundamental issue is still there," Crawford says. “Why does Marion County send more of our juveniles to the Department of Correction than any other county?”

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► Continued from Page 1 a ofherstrongChristian faith. “I know that the Lord will make a way, because he has done this all my life,” she commented. “I’ve always known where my blessings come from. These boys need love and comfort, and that's what I’m trying to provide for them. They need to know that somebody cares. When my family eats and sleeps, they do too.” The family attends Beulah Baptist Church, where the pastor is Richard Willoughby. Ernest and Daniel, both 16, are sophomores at Ben Davis High School, where Jason graduated last May. Both young men appear to be well adjusted in the Ware home, with Ernest athletically inclined, participating in basketball and football. Daniel became employed byHardee's Restaurant through a school program at Arsenal Technical High School, his former school. “1 came here from another foster home, so it was a big change for me," stated Ernest. “But after I had respite here, I requested to live

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in this home. This has been so much better for me - more comfort and freedom. And here, when somebody’s down, everybody else comforts whoever it is.” Daniel said: “Living here is really all right, because I’ve never really stayed with my own family, anyway. But the Ware family has kind of become my own family. The holidays were much better here, because they included me, and I felt like I was thought of like a real son by Miss Pat.” Ware spoke about why she chose to foster Ernest and Daniel. “I saw a need for help, and if I had not had any in my life, I don’t know what would have happened to me. I just want to open some doors to opportunities for these boys. All of this is a joy for me, but even joys sometimes come with problems. But working together toward building a strong foundation really helps the situation. Any difficulties that may arise will be straightened out, because I really love these boys, as I do my own (children, grandchildren and great-grand-children).” Since her children are all grown-up now, raising two of her youngest grandchildren, Terri and Jaamal Ware, and helping with her two granddaughters from her deceased daughter gives Ware a lot of pleasure, as well as some pain. Unfortunately, she does not enjoy a good relationship with her former son-in-law and new wife. Because of this, the youngest granddaughter is no longer allowed to call or visit her grandmother, Ware claims. “He and I really did not get along before Tracey died, because of some things I felt were terribly wrong,” she offered. “But now I feel as though my rights as a grandparent have been revoked through a system that is supposed to protect children. However, I am prayerful that one day I w ill be financially able to enlist the help of an attorney, who will investigate my many charges against him." Ware opted not to divulge what these charges are. What she did divulge w as that she and her “relatively” large hut happy family are searching for a new home, spacious enough to accommodate them all. “Hopefully someone will open that door for us,” she concluded.

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