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1 The Justice Policy Institute is dedicated to ending society s reliance on incarceration and promoting effective and just solutions to social problems. Board of Directors Tara Andrews At-Large David C. Fathi Board Chair Katharine Huffman At-Large Peter Leone, Board Treasurer Administrative Staff Tracy Vel zquez Executive Director Debra Glapion Administrative Director Research and Program Staff Amanda Petteruti Research & Publications Associate Nastassia Walsh Research Associate Ellen Tuzzolo Associate Director Southern Initiatives Communications Staff LaWanda Johnson Communications Director Laura Jones Communications Advisor Emily Sydnor Communications Assistant 1003 K Street, NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20001 Phone: 202-558-7974 Fax: 202-558-7978 The Costs of Confinement: Why Good Juvenile Justice Policies Make Good Fiscal Sense May 2009 Approximately 93,000 young people are held in Juvenile Justice facilities across the United Seventy percent of these youth are held in state-funded, post-adjudication, residential facilities, at an average cost of $ per day per With states facing serious budgetary constraints, it is an opportune time for policymakers to consider ways to
3 The Costs of Confinement The majority of youth in residential facilities have been adjudicated for nonviolent offenses, including drugs (8.6 percent), technical violations (13.3 percent) * and status offenses (6.6 percent), which include offenses that would not be a crime if committed by an adult.
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