Mapping The Juvenile Justice Market: 71,000 Youth In Custody & $6.4 Billion In Annual Spending

Mapping The Juvenile Justice Market: 71,000 Youth In Custody & $6.4 Billion In Annual Spending

In 2010, federal and state spending on juvenile justice totaled $6.4 billion, with state spending comprising the majority at 96%. The American Correctional Association reports that the per diem costs of placing one youth in a juvenile facility ranged across the country, from $24 in Wyoming, to $726 in Connecticut in 2006. The national average is estimated at $240.99 per day, or almost $88,000 per year. It is estimated that in 2010, on any given day, almost 71,000 juveniles . . .