Abandonment In Juvenile Prisons
General Information
• Between 1979 and 2013 state and local spending on corrections increased from $17 billion to $71 billion. At the federal level, a similar increase has occurred. From 1980 to 2016, there has been a total increase of over 2,100% in the Bureau of Prisons’ budget.
• Over 2.2 million Americans are incarcerated in the United States.
• More than 65 million Americans, or roughly one in five, have a criminal record.
• Today, there are nearly 4,500 federal statutory crimes, up to 300,000 administrative code provisions that carry criminal penalties, and Congress is enacting new crimes at a rate of 57 per year.
• While crime in America continues to decline, an estimated 19.6 million Americans over the age of twelve experienced …show more content…
Of those, 68% reported force or threat of force being used, 70% reported multiple incidents, and 37% reported multiple perpetrators.
• In a national survey conducted in 2010, 42% of the youth housed in juvenile corrections facilities said that they were afraid of being physically attacked by other children or the facility staff.
Solitary confinement
• National studies show that 35% of youth in state or federal custody report being held in some form of isolation, with more than half (55%) reporting the length to exceed 24 hours.
• Effects of juvenile solitary confinement: aggravation of current mental health issues, high level of anxiety and paranoia, and increased risk of suicide. o One study has found that 62% of juveniles who commit suicide while in confinement had a history of isolation or solitary confinement.
Recidivism
• Across the country, 70-80% of youth are rearrested with two to three years after release from residential corrections programs and up to 72% of those released are found guilty of a new offenses within two …show more content…
Collateral Consequences
• Youth placed in juvenile correctional facilities have a 26% lower chance of graduating high school by age nineteen, are employed 5% less than the general population four years after release, and will work 10% fewer hours than similar individuals.
• It is estimated that these results of incarceration lead to a long-term societal cost between $8 and $21 billion for each year a young person is incarcerated.
Cost of Juvenile Incarceration
• Counseling or therapy programs can range in cost from $3,000 to $9,500 per youth, whereas a typical stay in a corrections facility costs between $66,000 and $88,000.
• The cost of incarcerating youth varies from state to state but averages $401 per day and $146,302 per year. Thirty-four states report spending $100,000 or more per incarcerated young person.
• 79% of Americans support diverting lower-level juvenile offenders from correctional facilities and investing savings into probation and other
• Between 1979 and 2013 state and local spending on corrections increased from $17 billion to $71 billion. At the federal level, a similar increase has occurred. From 1980 to 2016, there has been a total increase of over 2,100% in the Bureau of Prisons’ budget.
• Over 2.2 million Americans are incarcerated in the United States.
• More than 65 million Americans, or roughly one in five, have a criminal record.
• Today, there are nearly 4,500 federal statutory crimes, up to 300,000 administrative code provisions that carry criminal penalties, and Congress is enacting new crimes at a rate of 57 per year.
• While crime in America continues to decline, an estimated 19.6 million Americans over the age of twelve experienced …show more content…
Of those, 68% reported force or threat of force being used, 70% reported multiple incidents, and 37% reported multiple perpetrators.
• In a national survey conducted in 2010, 42% of the youth housed in juvenile corrections facilities said that they were afraid of being physically attacked by other children or the facility staff.
Solitary confinement
• National studies show that 35% of youth in state or federal custody report being held in some form of isolation, with more than half (55%) reporting the length to exceed 24 hours.
• Effects of juvenile solitary confinement: aggravation of current mental health issues, high level of anxiety and paranoia, and increased risk of suicide. o One study has found that 62% of juveniles who commit suicide while in confinement had a history of isolation or solitary confinement.
Recidivism
• Across the country, 70-80% of youth are rearrested with two to three years after release from residential corrections programs and up to 72% of those released are found guilty of a new offenses within two …show more content…
Collateral Consequences
• Youth placed in juvenile correctional facilities have a 26% lower chance of graduating high school by age nineteen, are employed 5% less than the general population four years after release, and will work 10% fewer hours than similar individuals.
• It is estimated that these results of incarceration lead to a long-term societal cost between $8 and $21 billion for each year a young person is incarcerated.
Cost of Juvenile Incarceration
• Counseling or therapy programs can range in cost from $3,000 to $9,500 per youth, whereas a typical stay in a corrections facility costs between $66,000 and $88,000.
• The cost of incarcerating youth varies from state to state but averages $401 per day and $146,302 per year. Thirty-four states report spending $100,000 or more per incarcerated young person.
• 79% of Americans support diverting lower-level juvenile offenders from correctional facilities and investing savings into probation and other