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In states such as California, where the Latino population is much higher, Latino youth make up 60% of the state's juvenile detainees and 36% of the state youth prison population. [2] In California, Black youth make up only 7.8% of the state population, yet comprise approximately 30% of the state's juvenile detainees. [2]
Female incarceration rates by country and US state. Per 100,000 female population of all ages. Incarcerated females of all ages (where the data are available). From a 2018 report with latest available data. From the source report: "This graph shows the number of women in state prisons, local jails, and federal prisons from each U.S. state per ...
Researchers have found that incarcerated youth engage in self-injurious behaviors at a rate two to four times higher than the general youth population. [21] Furthermore, prison administrative policy often intensifies the risk by responding to suicidal threats in ways that endanger the detainees, such as putting them in solitary confinement. [22]
The percentage of Black youth jumps even higher when factoring how one juvenile may receive multiple complaints. A total of 695 complaints were brought against 385 individual juveniles, of whom ...
Between 2010-2022, Black children account for nearly 60% of youth arrests despite representing roughly 18% of the population, according to the University of Miami’s study commissioned by MDEAT.
Crime rates in low-income areas are much higher than in middle to high class areas. As a result, incarceration rates in low-income areas are much higher than in wealthier areas due to these high crime rates. [46] When the incarcerated or criminal is a youth, there is a significant impact on the individual and rippling effects on entire communities.
Research shows that police presence is connected to higher arrest rates for a range of infractions, including disorderly conduct and vandalism. The result: Connecticut, once a national leader in youth incarceration, has seen the number of jailed children drop dramatically. Graduation rates went up; chronic absenteeism went down.
To give context, during the racial discrimination of apartheid in South Africa, the prison rate for black male South Africans, rose to 851 per 100,000." [34] A major contributor to the high incarceration rates is the length of the prison sentences in the United States. One of the criticisms of the United States system is that it has much longer ...