Out-Of-Home Placements Drop 41% Across Annie E. Casey Foundation Sites; Detention Admissions Down 17%

Out-of-home placements decreased by 41% through 2024 across 17 jurisdictions participating in The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s probation transformation initiative, according to the organization’s 2025 annual results report.

In total, 30 jurisdictions have adopted the f=Foundation’s probation transformation model approach, which reimagines how probation officers work ans with whom they work.

Probation transformation reimag­ines how pro­ba­tion offi­cers work and with whom they work. The foundation's initiative began in 2014 in two counties: Pierce County, Washington, and Lucas County, Ohio. The focus is on helping juvenile justice agencies implement family . . .