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The Costs of Confinement: Why Good Juvenile Justice Policies Make Good Fiscal Sense
States spend about $5.7 billion each year imprisoning youth, even though the majority are held for nonviolent offenses. This report from the Justice Policy Institute says that most youth could be managed safely in the community through alternatives that cost substantially less than incarceration and could lower recidivism by up to 22 percent. These alternatives are also more cost-effective in reducing crime than incarceration, yielding up to $13 in benefits for every dollar spent.
http://www.justicepolicy.org/content-hmID=1811&smID=1581&ssmID=83.htm
Publication Year: 2009
Publisher Justice Policy Institute 1003 K Street, NW Suite 500 Washington, dc 20001 Phone: 202-558-7974 Website: http://www.justicepolicy.org/Email: info@justicepolicy.org
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