Panelist Sheila Suderwalla is a social worker nationally known for her work with teens in foster care. She is a member of AFSC's Central Regional Executive Committee and the AFSC St. Louis Area Program Committee.
By Jon Krieg
Do our children have a future? If they don’t, do we?
These questions formed the heart of a September 29, 2010 community discussion organized by AFSC St. Louis and Missourians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty.
Five experts in criminal justice and youth shared their thoughts following the screening of “No Tomorrow,” a documentary film about the murder of a young woman, Risa Bejarano, who had “aged out” of foster care. The film covers the trial of the troubled young man, Juan Chavez, who was sentenced to death for her murder.
