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| In Juvenile Justice, the Positive Consequences of Fiscal Realities |
| By /jjie.org - John Lash |
| Published: 01/02/2014 |
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“Hawaii is spending nearly $200,000 per bed per year to house juvenile offenders, most of whom got in trouble for non-violent low-level crimes,” is the staggering first sentence of a recent article in The Honolulu Civil Beat. The first thing that occurred to me when I read this was that we could pay someone $50,000 to be the kid’s companion and given another $50,000 towards his education, therapy or other services he needs and still come out way ahead. The estimate came from a working group that included members of the three governmental branches, local politicians, legal officials, law enforcement and other “key justice stakeholder groups.” They were assisted by The Pew Charitable Trusts’ Public Safety Performance Project. Read More. |
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