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Prisons Breaking The Cycle


Derrik Pannesi shows tattoos on his hands during a break in his job training with the jail alternative program at Roca Inc. at a playground in Somerville, Mass., Friday, Jan. 13, 2017. In January, Pannesi credited Roca with getting him on track after an adolescence filled with gang activity and multiple stints behind bars. In spite of the message tattooed on the back of his hands, he acknowledged Roca was beginning to gain his trust. But in late February, Roca had dismaying news _ Pannesi was back in jail, re-arrested after police lodged gun- and drug-related charges against him. (AP/RSS Photo/Charles Krupa)