{"product_id":"the-light-within-the-walls-one-social-workers-fight-for-justice-in-juvenile-detention-9781990700927","title":"The Light Within the Walls: One Social Worker's Fight for Justice in Juvenile Detention","description":"We label them criminals. This book asks us to look again.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn The Light Within the Walls, social worker C.P. Handler takes readers inside juvenile detention, where boys carrying histories of trauma, abandonment, violence, and loss are often reduced to the worst thing they have ever done.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat she finds is not the story she expected.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs she builds trust with youth navigating a system that promises rehabilitation while often operating through punishment, control, and fear, their stories begin to emerge-stories of resilience, loyalty, heartbreak, and hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Light Within the Walls is a powerful memoir about the humanity hidden behind the labels and the profound difference one trusted adult can make.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Life to Paper Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781990700927\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"C. P. Handler","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52934441009333,"sku":"9781990700927","price":25.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-light-within-the-walls-one-social-workers-fight-for-justice-in-juvenile-detention-9781990700927","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}