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NY Times editorial on juves in adult prison

By Douglas A. Berman

Today's New York Times has this editorial, headlined "Some Progress on Kids and Jails."  Here is how it starts:The number of minors being held in adult jails and prisons in this country has dropped substantially, according to a new study based on federal data.  That?s welcome news.  Criminologists warn that juvenile offenders who are thrown in with adult prisoners are exposed to social pressures and develop personal contacts that make it far more likely that they will become career criminals than those held in juvenile facilities. The study, by the National Council on Crime and Delinquency, a California-based nonprofit, shows that the number of minors being held in adult facilities has decreased by 38 percent since 1999...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on August 19, 2008 (boomark / email).