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Wyoming's juvenile justice program coordinator is pushing for alternatives to jail for the state's juvenile offenders. In Beth Evans' study, which was funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, she argues that jail is not only expensive, but often exposes young people to even more violent crime.

"Evans made clear in her report that gathering the information wasn't easy. For example, she said many youths are locked up for violating probation, but documentation showing what those youths did to get in trouble in the first place can be difficult to track down."

Wyoming is currently the only state choosing not to comply with the federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act that governs how and when youths should be jailed. Source: Billings Gazette

Labels: alternatives, juvenile_crime, delinquents

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