In the United States a significant amount of adolescent criminals are tried as adults. Exposing juveniles to a prison environment is both cruel and inhumane, they are juveniles and should be treated as so. Adult prisons are not designed for adolescents. James Burns, a filmmaker and poet spent time as a minor in both juvenile and adult facilities. Burns explains, “In the adult system, there is no rehabilitation..Often times people come into the adult system and they come out with more problems than they had before they went in”. When a minor commits a crime they undoubtedly deserve a punishment, but should also receive rehabilitation in a safe environment. A prison filled with adult offenders will not help the minor, but rather put them in
