The Cost of Confinement: Why Good Juvenile Justice Policies Make Good Fiscal Sense

May 2009 The Justice Policy Institute, conducted a study outlining the high cost of incarcerating youth. Aside from the millions of dollars spent, the study pointed out that many of the youth incarcerated are non-violent therefore do not belong in such an environment. If there is a reformation in the process and alternative methods to incarceration such as residential/community based facilities can save tax payers money and states could save billions of dollars . . .