Voices: I was skeptical of The Other Side Academy — until I studied it

I came in expecting to find a program that was overly militaristic and exclusionary. Instead, I found something I have never seen in two decades of working in criminal justice.

Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune

The Other Side Academy 667 East 100 South in Salt Lake, Friday, April 14, 2017.

Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune The Other Side Academy 667 East 100 South in Salt Lake, Friday, April 14, 2017.

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