From the Sentencing Project (http://www.sentencingproject.org): Incarcerating youth undermines public safety, concludes The Sentencing Project in a new report, “Why Youth Incarceration Fails: An Updated Review of the Evidence.” The report finds that confinement damages young people’s physical and mental health, … Continued
From the Sentencing Project (http://www.sentencingproject.org): We invite you to join a webinar highlighting new data revealed in our recent report, Too Many Locked Doors: The scope of youth confinement is vastly understated. In a conversation moderated by Senior Advocacy Associate … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-03-28/juvenile-justice/report-pas-nations-incarcerated-youths-undercounted/a78439-1 March 28, 2022 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Young people in the U.S. were incarcerated in juvenile facilities 240,000 times in 2019, according to a new report, and the research … Continued
From the Sentencing Project (http://www.sentencingproject.org): A new report from The Sentencing Project offers a fresh look at nationwide juvenile courts data. Despite states’ and counties’ regular reliance on detention when responding to misbehaviors and offenses committed by youth, the scope … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Earlier this year thousands of MomsRising members celebrated a major victory when then Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam granted clemency to Cyntoia Brown, a sex trafficking victim sentenced to life in prison at only 16 years old.[1] … Continued
September 27, 2017|12:18 PM ET JOSE OLIVARES Recent numbers released by the Justice Department show a drop in overall youth incarceration rates in the United States. But a closer look at the data shows a widening gap between black and … Continued
From the Sentencing Project (http://www.sentencingproject.org): Despite long-term declines in youth incarceration, the disparity at which black and white youth are held in juvenile facilities has grown, according to data from the U.S. Department of Justice. As of 2015, African American … Continued