Comments on: Chapter 21 http://w1n5t0n.com/chapter-21/ An annotated version of Cory Doctorow's Little Brother Fri, 07 May 2010 01:01:41 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Lauren Di Lieto http://w1n5t0n.com/chapter-21/#comment-453 Lauren Di Lieto Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:54:37 +0000 http://w1n5t0n.com/?p=53#comment-453 A juvie facility is a reference to Juvenile Hall, a prison for minors. There are three state juvenile facilities in California; Juvenile Hall, Muriel Wright Residential Center and William F. James Boys Ranch. The James Ranch has 96 beds for 15½ to 18 years old boys that the judge has ordered to be locked up. The boys get tutoring to get their GED. They also get vocational (job) training. The boys take part in work programs on the ranch and other places, including the Santa Clara Valley Water District. They also do community service in the whole county. More information about juvenile detention centers in California can be found <a href="http://www.scselfservice.org/juvdel/detention.htm#JH" rel="nofollow">here</a>. A juvie facility is a reference to Juvenile Hall, a prison for minors.

There are three state juvenile facilities in California; Juvenile Hall, Muriel Wright Residential Center and William F. James Boys Ranch.

The James Ranch has 96 beds for 15½ to 18 years old boys that the judge has ordered to be locked up.

The boys get tutoring to get their GED. They also get vocational (job) training.

The boys take part in work programs on the ranch and other places, including the Santa Clara Valley Water District. They also do community service in the whole county.

More information about juvenile detention centers in California can be found here.

]]> By: Andrew http://w1n5t0n.com/chapter-21/#comment-29 Andrew Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:27:08 +0000 http://w1n5t0n.com/?p=53#comment-29 This is the point where my suspension of disbelief fell flat. In reality, the instant the governor tried to throw out the feds, DC would have declared martial law and put the entire state under lockdown. Instead of DHS agents, San Francisco would have had uniformed Army and Marines in combat dress with live ammo. The governor himself would have been taken into custody for sedition. Sorry, Cory, but the ending just flatly doesn't work. This is the point where my suspension of disbelief fell flat. In reality, the instant the governor tried to throw out the feds, DC would have declared martial law and put the entire state under lockdown. Instead of DHS agents, San Francisco would have had uniformed Army and Marines in combat dress with live ammo. The governor himself would have been taken into custody for sedition. Sorry, Cory, but the ending just flatly doesn’t work.

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