"The long-term costs of young people's confinement may add up to an additional $8 billion to $21 billion each year..."...

Early Interventions that prevent [a] high-risk youth from [recidivating] can save [taxpayers] nearly $5.7 million in costs over a...

Research has proven that every dollar ($1.) spent on evidence-based programs can yield up to $13. in cost savings. bit.ly/2i13W2q ...

Operating just one (1) bed in a juvenile detention facility over a twenty (20) year period cost taxpayers between $1.25 and $1.5 million...

59% of the 33% of youth who have no family contact say it would take their families an hour or more to reach their facility. 28% report...

The ability of family members to participate in their children's lives makes a dramatic difference on youth outcomes. 94% of youth want...

Native American youth are 1.5 times more likely to receive out-of-home placement, and 1.5 times more likely to be tried as adults than...

Latino youth are 16% more likely to be adjudicated delinquent (aka "found guilty"), 28% more likely to be detained, 41% more likely to be...

The majority of youth held in adult prison are not the most serious offenders. 80% will be released before they turn 21, and 95% before...

Many kids locked-up in adult prison have not been convicted, nor will they ever be. Never-the-less, 3 out of 4 of them will remain in an...