The Costs of Confinement: Why Good Juvenile Justice Policies Make Good Fiscal Sense

Amanda Petteruti, Tracy Velázquez and Nastassia Walsh-Justice Policy Institute
Published: May 19, 2009

Approximately 93,000 young people are held in juvenile justice facilities across the United States. Seventy percent of these youth are held in state-funded, postadjudication, residential facilities, at an average cost of $240.99 per day per youth. With states facing serious budgetary constraints, it is an opportune time for policymakers to consider ways to reduce juvenile justice spending that won’t compromise public safety.

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