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| Report: In Nine States, Fewer Incarcerated Youth After Policy Reform |
| By jjie.org |
| Published: 06/20/2013 |
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Editor’s note: JJIE is a partner with NJJN in producing the Juvenile Justice Resource Hub. Nine states that saw dramatic reductions in the number of kids they put behind bars are given a close look in a new report issued by the National Juvenile Justice Network (NJJN) and the Texas Public Policy Foundation. The states evaluated in the report — California, Connecticut, Illinois, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin — all saw their juvenile incarceration rates decline between 2001 and 2010 after moving to community-based alternatives and enacting policies to keep youth out of detention centers if they are charged with only minor offenses. Read More. |
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