Drop in juvenile detention rates has done nothing to address racial disparities

Nation Shifts Away From Costly, Unnecessary Confinement.  (The Annie E. Casey Foundation, 1/9/2018)

On a given day in 2015, 48,000 youth under the age of 21 were detained, incarcerated or living in residential facilities. This population count has fallen by 6,105 since 2013 and 57,012 in less than two decades.  

Juvenile confinement rates and populations totals have also dropped across all racial and ethnic groups, though significant disparities between these groups exist. For instance: Compared to their white peers, African-American youth are five times more likely to be detained. This risk is also three times higher for American Indian youth. 

Juvenile lock up is expensive, ineffective and — in many cases — unnecessary. Community- and home-based alternatives for juveniles can yield equal or better outcomes at a fraction of the cost, all while maintaining public safety, according to research.

Source:  Retiring Guy's Digest

Hello, Wisconsin!
2017
UPDATE: Based on recent evidence, the facilities' remote location and chronic staffing shortage keeps Juvenile Corrections from fulfilling its mission.  (11/28/2017)
It's 243 miles, and a world away, from Racine to Irma.  (10/31/2017)
UPDATE.  And, by extension, make Scott Walker look bad.  (10/10/2017)

2016
Point/counterpoint: Open records and the Wisconsin Department of Corrections.  (8/8/2016)
State workers watching porn gets Scott Walker all het up but mistreating juvenile inmates -- not so much.  (7/6/2016) 
Wendy Peterson schedules a Lincoln Hills double bill.  (4/7/2016)
Wendy Peterson shares her favorite Hollywood movie prison scenes.  (4/7/2016)
Former Wisconsin DOC Secretary tries to take advantage of Walker administration disdain for open records law.  (3/26/2016)
 Dear Ed Wall, Taking the job is just the first step.  (3/20/2016)
Has the State of Wisconsin got a deal for Ed Wall!!  (3/1/2016)
The Lincoln Hills Scandal slide show timeline: Scott Walker's bottom line is to cover his butt.  (2/28/2016)
LINCOLN HILLS SCANDAL UPDATE: Scott Walker and the broken chain of command (with Jessie Rodriguez exception).  (2/27/2015) 
Hands-off manager Scott Walker must still be licking his Presidential campaign wounds.  (1/14/2016)
Because Scott Walker believes he's hired the best employees to work for the citizens of our state.  (1/9/2016)

2015
Selective Republican logic inoperative when applied to Wisconsin juvenile corrections program.  (12/24/2015)
The dysfunction of Scott Walker's executive branch of government in 1 defensive quote.  (12/20/2015)
Scott Walker and Lincoln Hills School for Boys: Too busy thinking about his (presidential) baby.  (12/19/2015)
Still in the news: Lincoln Hills School for Boys.  (12/13/2015)
Scott Walker shows us how to deflect (Taking no responsibility, chapter 2).  (12/12/2015) 
As usual, Scott Walker takes no responsibility.  (12/11/2015)
In the news: Lincoln Hills School for Boys, Wisconsin Department of Corrections.  (12/11/2015)