Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Joseph R. Wall wrote an impassioned editorial in Sunday's Journal Sentinel.

In the letter, he speaks to the issue of poverty and hopelessness in Milwaukee's inner city as he prepares to sentence a 14-year-old boy to his third felony offense in two years.

Take the time to read this today. The things Mr. Wall wrote about are factors that are all too often ignored when it comes to developing sound public policy.

Thanks to Scott over at World of Drivel for sending this one to me.