White vs. Minorities
The disparities in youth confinement rates point to a system that penalizes youth of color more than similar white youth.
Although the United States still leads the industrialized world in its incarceration rate of young people, the lock-up rate is rapidly declining. This 4-page snapshot presents statistics underscoring the sea change in how we treat juvenile offenders.
In 2010 the lock-up rate for juveniles reached a 35-year low, even as crime fell sharply.