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Juvenile Incarceration

Nationally, on any given night, approximately 81,000 youth are confined to juvenile facilities and 10,000 children are held in adult jails and prisons. Approximately 1 in 10 young male high school dropouts is incarcerated or in juvenile detention. For African Americans, that number is 1 in 4. Research shows that just over two million youth under the age of 18 were arrested in 2008. Of these two million, about 95 percent had not been accused of violent crimes. In 2010, of the nearly 100,000 youth under the age of 18 who were serving time in a juvenile residential placement facility, 26 percent had been convicted of property crimes only, such as burglary, arson, or theft. Access to education both stems the tide of incarceration and improves inmates chances of re-acclimating to society after their release.

Presidential Candidates Are Refusing To Address One Issue: The Country's Juvenile Justice System

“While many of the regulations and protocol surrounding juvenile justice are state-based, the widespread issues are national. There are far too many American children incarcerated, given a record, neglected from developmental resources, then expected to re-enter society with an understanding of how to behave. Perhaps, instead of debating tweets, it’s time for our country’s “leaders” to thoughtfully discuss changes to our agencies and systems that foster America’s youth.“

Forbes

July 31, 2019

Juvenile IncarcerationPhillip ReevesJuly 31, 2019Forbes, 2020 ElectionComment

Juvenile Incarceration

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