The Moth

Little Boy in the Big House

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An incident in a paddy wagon transforms a minor felon.

Tags Incarceration Criminal justice Abuse Racism Crime Hispanic culture Adversity Harassment Race Trauma Serious Mature content Sad Regretful Tragic

Storyteller

Aaron Wolfe

Featured on

February 20, 2012

Recorded Date

January 11, 2012

“The scariest people there are the people on the other side of the bars.”

Photo by Jason Falchook
Aaron Wolfe

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