"Youth incarceration" refers to the practice of sending young individuals to jail or prison because they have committed a crime or broken the law. It means that young people, usually teenagers, are being held in detention centers or correctional facilities as a punishment for their actions.
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Synonyms for individual words can be found below.
«youth»
«incarceration»
Sentences with «youth incarceration»
- With youth incarceration, there are different views about what has happened and what needs to happen in the future. (croakey.org)
- The letter acknowledged the inordinate numbers of incarcerated black, Latino and Native American youth, and the economic and social impacts of youth incarceration on society. (hechingerreport.org)
- Its Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative and work to reduce youth incarceration focus on creating systems that use proven family - oriented interventions and lock up fewer kids. (parentcenterhub.org)
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