American kids keep getting shot. Now they’re also increasingly competing for help

In Memphis, programs to help at-risk youths work overtime to make sure they don’t get lost in the criminal justice system

This story was originally published by the Trace, a non-profit newsroom covering gun violence in America. Sign up for its newsletters here.

One Friday afternoon in late July, at the Shelby county juvenile court in Memphis, a 14-year-old boy waited to learn whether he would be allowed out of detention before his birthday.

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