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| The Cost of Juvenile Justice |
| By jjie.org - Mikhael Simmonds |
| Published: 06/19/2013 |
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NEW YORK–Ramírez, 13, was brought into Brooklyn’s family court late Friday evening. Her case was the last case of the day. She was facing a third-degree assault charge and ordered to return to court the following week. She was detained overnight at a city juvenile detention center. Ramírez is one of thousands of teens who pass through New York City’s juvenile justice system every year. This system costs the city and state billions of dollars annually. The city spends more money to detain or incarcerate a teenager per year than it spends on education. Even with recent attempts by the city to lower its juvenile justice bill, advocates familiar with the system still think the financial costs on the city and young people’s families are too high. Read More. |
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