National Prison Rape Elimination Commission Findings
The National Prison Rape Elimination Commission (NPREC) says that "more than any other group of incarcerated persons, youth incarcerated...
Suicide Watch for Youth in Adult Prison
Youth housed in adult prison are 36 times more likely to commit suicide than those housed in juvenile facilities. http://bit.ly/2i13W2q ...
Landmark Cases in U.S. Juvenile Justice
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Adult-Incarcerated Youth Are At Extreme Risk
Youth incarcerated in adult facilities are at extreme risk. They cannot be kept safe from predators, and isolation & solitary confinement...
Extremely Limited Education for Youth in Adult Prisons
40% of adult prisons housing juveniles provide NO Educational services at all. 11% provide Special Education, and only around 7% provide...
No JJDPA Protection
Juveniles incarcerated as adults are NOT protected by the Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA). http://bit.ly/2i13W2q ...
No Financial Aid
Youth sentenced as adults can be barred from receiving student financial aid. http://bit.ly/2i13W2q #advocacyfoundation
Recidivism
Youth transferred from juvenile to adult court are 34% more likely to recidivate. http://bit.ly/2i13W2q #advocacyfoundation
Juveniles Tried as Adults
In addition to the 1.7M juvenile cases per year, 250k more are also tried as adults. http://bit.ly/2zqEwX6 #advocacyfoundation
The School-to-Prison Pipeline Experience
On any given day, 50,000 youth are in out-of-home placements, 33.3% of which are incarcerated. http://bit.ly/2i13W2q #advocacyfoundation
