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December 19, 2007
NY: Jump Seen in City's Juvenile Detention Costs
http://www.nysun.com/article/68285
New York Sun
Jump Seen in City's Juvenile Detention Costs
By Staff Reporter of the Sun
December 19, 2007
A sharp rise in the city's spending on juvenile justice comes from a jump in costs to jail youth in recent years, a new report released yesterday by the Independent Budget Office said.
The city saw costs to keep young people in detention rise 40% since 2003, even as the number of juvenile delinquents placed in detention facilities has declined slightly, the report found. Researchers also found that three quarters of the spending on juvenile crime goes to detention costs for pre-trial detentions and prison facilities after youth are sentenced, compared to single-digit percentages spent on prosecution, probation supervision, and prevention programs.
ou can download the 13-page report here:
http://www.nysun.com/pics/68285.pdf or here: http://www.ibo.nyc.ny.us/
Posted by lois at December 19, 2007 04:54 PM