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NV Follows Trend: 41 Percent Drop in Youth Incarceration Rate

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Wednesday, February 27, 2013   

LAS VEGAS - There's a new trend away from locking up juveniles, according to a new national report, and local youth advocates say Nevada reflects that change.

Nationwide, the rate of youth incarceration dropped by 41 percent from 1995 through 2010, according to the report released today by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.

Mike Pomi, executive director of the Children's Cabinet in Reno, said Nevada has been making changes that save taxpayers' money and also prevent youths from becoming repeat offenders.

"What the research shows," he said, "is that youths are more inclined to stay out of a correctional setting if they are diverted from there at the very beginning. The numbers reflect the great work done in Clark and Washoe (counties), and also our rural partners - Elko and Winnemucca and Fallon."

Laura Speer, the Casey Foundation's associate director of policy and research, said crime rates also have fallen sharply as Nevada and the nation have moved away from locking up young people.

"We've gotten to where we are," she said, "because the research is pretty clear that incarcerating young people, especially those who don't pose a demonstrable public safety risk, is not a smart thing to do. It doesn't work."

Nevada lawmakers are debating several measures that focus on length-of-stay issues in the juvenile justice system. Steve McBride, deputy administrator for juvenile services at the state Department of Child and Family Services, said the main goal is getting help to nonviolent offenders quickly.

"Trying to address front-end services," he said, "and keeping kids from penetrating deeper into the system if possible, by trying to meet their needs as soon as recognized."

In Nevada and the nation, the report said children of color are far more likely to be placed in detention. It said America incarcerates 225 out of every 100,000 young people.

The report, “Reducing Youth Incarceration in the United States,” is online at aecf.org.


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