Despite a 75% decline in youth incarceration since 2000, racial and ethnic disparities remain in the arrests, sentencing and detention of youth, with youth of color disproportionately affected.
A new report from the Prison Policy Initiative reveals that youth of color with disabilities are disproportionately subject to physical assault by staff while incarcerated, highlighting the need for decarceration efforts to prioritize the most marginalized youth.
The Prison Policy Initiative report shows that while the number of youth in confinement has dropped over the last two decades, racial disparities in the juvenile system remain stark and are worsening, with Black and Indigenous youth being confined at far higher rates than their white peers.
Black, Latino, and Tribal youth are facing disproportionately high rates of incarceration, with the Black-white disparity growing by more than 10% in 23 states, according to a report by The Sentencing Project.
By Roni Ayalon NEW YORK, NY – Justice Lab at Columbia University and the Center for Just…
By Audrey Sawyer WASHINGTON, DC – A recent report, “Youth Justice By The Numbers,” shows a sharp…
By The Vanguard Staff OAKLAND, CA – A resolution urging Alameda County to “Reimagine its Youth Justice…