National Initiative Keeping Youths Out of Jail, Report Says
Aug 6, 2009, Henri E. Cauvin, Washington Post
A national juvenile justice initiative is helping reduce the number of young offenders being jailed after arrest, according to a new report by the foundation that has backed the effort. But in the District, where the number of juveniles detained had been dropping since the Justice Detention Alternatives Initiative was put in place in 2005, there has been an increase this year, officials said. The Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services and the D.C. Family Court are studying the recent…
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