Episode 3: 'He Really Wants to Shoot Someone'
At age 15, Z received his sentence in adult court. The reason why dates back 40 years, to a child named Willie Bosket. His crimes changed everything for kids and criminal justice. In 1978, Bosket murd...
16 Mar 201835min
Episode 2: 'They Look at Me Like a Menace'
In our first episode, we met Z. He's locked up because he and a group of friends robbed someone with a gun. But now that he's inside, his biggest problem is his temper. Z is a kid who's had mental hea...
14 Mar 201835min
Episode 1: 'I Just Want You to Come Home'
Z had his first encounters with law enforcement when he was just 12 years old. Now, at 16, he’s sitting in detention on an armed robbery charge—his young life has been defined by cops and courts. Dway...
12 Mar 201828min
Coming Soon: Mass Incarceration Starts Young
The United States locks up more people than any country in the world. That starts young: Roughly a million kids a year get caught up in the criminal justice system. In Caught, a new podcast from WNYC,...
28 Feb 20183min
