Johnson said that these youths had been quote, starved of opportunity in their own communities. He went on to say that Chicago needs more safe spaces where teenagers can safely gather with adult supervision. Such programs have been tried for decades with varying success back in the 1990s. Baltimore had a famous midnight basketball program that was effective, but it's not really an answer to the underlying problem of growing crime.

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