Infographic

Although the United States still leads the industrialized world in its incarceration rate of young people, the lock-up rate is rapidly declining. This two-page infographic presents a wealth of statistics underscoring the sea change in youth confinement that is underway. 

February 26, 2013

In This Report, You’ll Learn

  1. 1

    Which states are leading the country with reduced rates of confinement

  2. 2

    How the lock-up rates break down by race

  3. 3

    What jurisdictions can do as cost-effective and humane alternatives to locking up kids

Key Takeaway

lock-up rates and race

Since 1995, the lock up rate for kids has dropped 41%. Black youth are nearly 5 times as likely to be confined as their white peers. 

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