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Research by The Sentencing Project shows the 2021 Black/White Youth Placement rates per 100,000 young people was 278 for Black youth and 93 for white youth. (Adobe Stock)
Youth incarceration rates have declined in Indiana and nationwide since 2014. But a new study shows young people of color are more likely to be jailed than their white counterparts – and ...
Nebraska
ACLU: Excessive youth ‘room confinement’ non-rehabilitative, violates Nebraska law
A 2020 Nebraska law restricted the use of solitary confinement, also known as “juvenile room confinement,” for Nebraska youths in detention. But a new report by the Office of Inspector ...
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