The number of young people in detention is lower than before but race is a factor : NPR
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on April 26, 2025
This image made from video shows the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court in New Orleans, Monday, April 10, 2023. Across the U.S., there have been steep declines in the number of youth in juvenile detention, but racial disparities are widening.
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When Jazmyn Taitingfong was a juvenile public defender, she saw firsthand how certain kids were criminalized for just being kids. She remembers one child who was accused of damaging property while playing in a park. When the police arrived, she says, they handcuffed all the children there . . .
