Youth First! Testimony To the House Criminal Justice Reform, Part II Hearings

The testimony was presented on July 15, 2015 by Youth First! Chief Executive Officer Liz Ryan. The focus was on the need to end the practice of incarcerating juvenile offenders and implement community-based programs. Federal data on youth detention in terms of safety, recidivism, and public cost; and research findings on juvenile justice effectiveness, and youth development indicates that incarcerated youth have worse outcomes . . .