BJS releases new Just the Stats report on juveniles who are held in adult correctional facilities

This brief web report shows changes in the number of juveniles (persons age 17 or younger) held in adult prisons and jails between 2002 and 2021. It also provides data on juveniles by sex and by whether they were held in federal prisons, state prisons, or local jails.

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Juveniles Incarcerated in U.S. Adult Jails and Prisons, 2002?2021 (NCJ 306140) was written by BJS Statisticians Zhen Zeng, PhD, E. Ann Carson, PhD, and Rich Kluckow, DSW. The report, related documents, and additional information about BJS?s statistical publications and programs are available on the BJS website at bjs.ojp.gov.

The Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice is the principal federal agency responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating reliable statistics on crime and criminal justice in the United States. Alexis R. Piquero, PhD, is the director.

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