US: The System That Locks Away Youth is Not Justice (Opinion)
Imprint – November 11, 2021
By imprisoning youth, our society creates two victims: the person who pressed charges and the person found guilty by a jury of their peers. Locking young people up is a twisted form of justice; it is a punitive and retaliative way of handling an issue. Once inside the confines of juvenile hall, youth are victimized and dehumanized.
Also: Issue Brief: Cost Avoidance: The Business Case for Investing In Youth Aging Out of Foster Care: https://assets.aecf.org/m/resourcedoc/JCYOI-CostAvoidance-2013.pdf

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