KATHLEEN FORDYCE
"The Gate Program for Juvenile Weapon Offenders does not waste time lecturing boys about their mistakes, but instead shows them the reality of gun violence. The Gate Program is a diversionary program and a harsh reality lesson for boys, ages 11 to 17, who are first- or second-time weapons offenders.
Instead of classroom lectures, the program specializes in truths.
At Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center, participants learn what life might be like if they're shot, dealing with catheters and pain and uncontrollable bodily functions.
At a rape treatment center, they learn about prison rape, and some students take turns placing their feet in stirrups on an examining table as a nurse explains the check-up process after a male sexual assault occurs in prison."
