A prison shuttle ministry, has allowed Hoosier youth to stay in contact with family members, who are serving prison sentences. “Use What You’ve Got Prison Ministry: Keeping Families Connected," a nonprofit allows families to visit with their dads, uncles, moms, husbands and other relatives.

Basketball, baseball, listening to music, talking on the phone, spending time with family and friends. These are things most teen-agers like to do. A group of teens at the Marion County Juvenile Detention Center likes to do these things, too, but they liked to do a few other things as well: stealing cars, smoking and selling weed, getting drunk. "My life was cool outside of here, but I was always

Last year in Marion County, 246 juvenile offenders were waived to adult court. The reasons for this include serious crimes such as battery, possession of cocaine or firearms, and murder, as well as lengthy criminal records. A future statistic may be Jay, not his real name. Jay expressed his fear of being waived to adult court when Y-Press visited the Marion County Juvenile Detention Center. Jay, 1

When you hear the word "prison," what is the first thing that pops into your head? Richard Kimble from The Fugitive in an orange jumpsuit, handcuffs and leg irons? Or perhaps Timothy McVeigh entering a courtroom with his smirk and beige uniform? Y-Press recently saw the actual thing. We interviewed three teens serving sentences in the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility, which is an adult prison.