“Delinquent: Our System, Our Kids” is a special series examining Cuyahoga County's juvenile justice system through the eyes of the kids who go through it. The juvenile system is designed to rehabilitate kids when they offend to prevent further harm, but the community also has a role to play.
Devonte's coach says "time ran out" to divert the football star away from trouble on Cleveland streets. Will it run out for others?CLEVELAND, Ohio – As sophomores at Glenville High School, friends Devonté Johnson and a teen we’re identifying as JW already appeared destined to play football at the professional level.
Ginn said Devonté reminded him of Donte Whitner, a safety who played for The Ohio State Buckeyes and later, several professional teams, including the Cleveland Browns. Delinquent: Sam faced bindover after trying to poison two loved ones. Instead, he got help and is thriving in communityThe juvenile system is designed to rehabilitate kids when they offend, to prevent further harm, but sometimes interventions fail, or youth commit acts so heinous that they get transferred to the adult system to face adult sanctions – a process known as bindover. Other times, kids are killed before rehabilitation can even begin.
Four months later, Devonté faced his first charge in Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court. He was accused of unauthorized use of a vehicle, a misdemeanor, related to carjacking in late August 2021, in which police suspected Devonté and a peer of holding a woman at gunpoint. The family didn’t fault Devonté for seeking out weapons. Everyone his age carries a gun, they say, and their neighborhood had become so unsafe that his mom won’t even take out the garbage without her sidearm. Guns are part of inner city living, they justify.In adult court, the shooter accepted a plea deal to a lesser charge of involuntary manslaughter, denying Devonté's family a trial – and answers.
Coach Ginn says he’s trying to fill the gap Devonté's aunt described. He founded Ginn Academy, an all-boys affiliate of Cleveland Metropolitan School District that has a reputation for educating at-risk teens. But more work needs to be done in the home, he argues.
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