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Institutional Conditions
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Advocates Needed to Safeguard Rights of Youth in DOJ Conditions Cases,
Brian Blalock and Pat Arthur, Youth Law News, Oct.-Dec. 2006
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An Overview of the JDAI Facility Site Assessment Process,
Center for Children's Law and Policy, May 2006
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Author Says OJJDP Buried Suicide Report: Promised a Fast Track, Hayes Says Agency Ignored Report for Years,
John Kelly, Youth Today, February 9, 2009
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Beyond Detention: System Transformation Through Juvenile Detention Reform,
Annie E. Casey Foundation
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Breaking the Cycle of Abuse in Juvenile Facilities,
Barry Krisberg, National Council on Crime and Delinquency, February 2009
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Conditions of Confinement,
NJJN Policy Platform, August 2009
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Confronting Confinement,
Commission on Safety & Abuse in America's Prisons, June 2006
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Dangers of Detention: The Impact of Incarcerating Youth in Detention and Other Secure Facilities,
Justice Policy Institute, November 28, 2006
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Institutional Conditions Research Index
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Juvenile Residential Facility Census, 2002: Selected Findings,
OJJDP, June 2006
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Juveniles in Residential Placement, 1997-2008,
Melissa Sickmund, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, February 2010
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MTV Series Goes Behind the Walls of Lake County "Juvie",
Post Tribune, January 2007
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National Juvenile Justice Education Data Clearinghouse,
Center for Criminology and Public Policy Research, Florida State University
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National Prison Rape Elimination Commission Report,
June 2009
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New Juvenile Hall Delivers a Message,
Mercury News, July 30, 2006
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Op-Ed on the Dangers of Boot Camps,
Chicago Tribune, May 16, 2006
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PbS Goals, Standards, Outcome Measures, Expected Practices and Processes,
PbS Learning Institute, Inc., April 2008
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Planning Community-based Facilities for Violent Juvenile Offenders as Part of a Systems of Graduated Sanctions,
OJJDP, August 2005
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Psychiatric Disorders of Youth in Detention,
OJJDP, April 2006
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Reforming Juvenile Delinquency Treatment to Enhance Rehabilitation, Personal Accountability, and Public Safety,
Oregon Law Review, 2005
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Report on Private Youth Prison,
Office of the Independent Ombudsman for the Texas Youth Commission, October 2007
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Residential Treatment Programs: Concerns Regarding Abuse and Death in Certain Program for Troubled Youth,
Government Accountability Office, October 2007
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Sexual Victimization in Juvenile Facilities Reported by Youth, 2008-09,
U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), January 2010
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Sexual Violence Reported by Correctional Authorities,
Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2004
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Sexual Violence Reported by Juvenile Correctional Authorities, 2005-06,
Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice, July 2008
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Understanding the BJS Study of Sexual Victimization in Juvenile Facilities,
Center for Children's Law and Policy, April 12, 2010
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Unlocking the Future: Detention Reform in the Juvenile Justice System,
Coalition for Juvenile Justice, 2003 Annual Report
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WBEZ Chicago "Inside and Out" Series Web site
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Why Juvenile Detention Makes Teens Worse,
TIME, Maia Szalavitz, August 7, 2009
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Youth’s Needs and Services: Findings from the Survey of Youth in Residential Placement,
Andrea J. Sedlak and Karla S. McPherson, OJJDP Bulletin, April 2010
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There are approximately 27,000 youth in secure detention institutions on any given day, an increase of almost 100 % since 1985. [ more facts]
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