The Austin Liberation Youth Movement, a student-led organization that includes UT students, is advocating for the closure of the last five youth prisons in Texas through their Finish the 5 campaign. “We need a new system of accountability,” said Krupali Kumar, co-founder of the Austin Liberation Youth Movement. “If we’re looking at a lot of what these kids are in prison for, a lot of them are because of developmental behaviors. They need the right intervention. Prison is not an intervention — prison is a form of punishment.”
![Juvenile Prisons: Where and Who chart by Daily Texan](/sites/default/files/styles/blog_featured_image/public/articles/2023-02/screenshot-2023-02-06-80324-am.png?itok=7DDP6XDu)