Unbalanced Youth Justice
The Burns Institute is in pursuit of equity, and a youth justice system that is used sparingly and appropriately. We know that our current youth justice system is not equitable, nor is it used sparingly. More than 47,000 youth were incarcerated on any given night in 2015, most (73 percent) for non-violent offenses. The majority (69 percent) of those incarcerated were youth of color. Learn more »
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- Detention rates Youth of color
- Disparity gap incarceration rate Youth of color vs white
- Disparity gap incarceration rate Black vs white
- Disparity gap incarceration rate Latino vs white
- Incarcerated nonviolent offenses Youth of color
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- *The youth population (age 10 to upper age of jurisdiction) in this state is less than 100,000. Some of the smallest states may have the highest rates of incarceration and/or disparity gaps, while detaining or committing the fewest number of youth of color. See our Measurements page for more information about using multiple measurements to understand the problem and interpreting these data within context.
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