New Campaign Seeks to Sharply Reduce Youth Incarceration
January 22, 2015 | by Gary Gately | Juvenile Justice Information Exchange
The Youth First! Initiative seeks to reduce the number of youth incarcerated in 15 states by half, as well as reduce racial and ethnic disparities in juvenile incarceration. Learn more about Youth First! in this Juvenile Justice Information Exchange article.
The Youth First! Initiative seeks to reduce the number of youth incarcerated in 15 states by half, as well as reduce racial and ethnic disparities in juvenile incarceration. Learn more about Youth First! in this Juvenile Justice Information Exchange article.
To learn about NCCD’s youth deincarceration work and to read a series of reports NCCD produced on the dramatic reduction of youth incarceration rates in most US states over the past 10 years, click here.