Protecting Youth Confined for Profit: Policy Safeguards
Published Dec 15, 2015, National Juvenile Justice Network
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NJJN opposes the use of for-profit private youth confinement facilities because they encourage the incarceration of youth and the elimination of services youth need to succeed; and they are morally wrong. Where they are still used, these policy safeguards help protect youth, taxpayers, and public safety.