There is really no reason that a young person under the age of 18 should be confined with adults, but what is all too often true is that too many facilities are not designed or staffed to provide the kind of supervision and housing that youth need. An estimated 100,000 youth each year end up in adult facilities for some period of time...
Following a biennium in which the Youth Aids Allocation was reduced by about 17%(about 10% of which was a permanent reduction that becomes the “base” for 2013-15 and about $7 million that was “lapsed” back to the general fund) two of the three juvenile correctional institutions (JCI) were closed, and the daily rates charged to counties were increased, the 2013-15 proposal regrettably does not restore all of the reductions while still increasing the daily charges to counties for services.
Perhaps as Congress is bogged down on the simple issues like developing a budget, reforming the tax code, and immigration reform they would have some time to take up and support reforms to the juvenile justice system by adopting the latest recommendations from the Coalition for Juvenile Justice – Promoting Safe Communities. The...
With the recent release from the Annie E. Casey Foundation about the significant decline in incarceration and crime rates of youth, there is much good news. Fewer kids are being arrested, fewer are being locked up, more alternatives are being developed, and our communities are safer. Less clear is the reason for the decline(s) and given...
Wisconsin is among the many states in which the rate and number of youth confined in institutions has dramatically declined over the past decade. This trend is highlighted in a recent release from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, titled Reducing Youth Incarceration in the United States. While still confining youth at higher rates than...
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