NCJ Number
86986
Date Published
1980
Length
6 pages
Annotation
This paper answers questions concerning a 1980 amendment to the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act which would require that States participating in the act's formula grant program agree not to detain or confine juveniles in adult jails or lockups after 5 years following the amendment's approval.
Abstract
A total of 21 questions and answers are given. They pertain to the definition of an adult jail or lockup, the number of children held in these facilities, reasons children are jailed, and the effects on children put into adult jails. Also considered are issues such as current law, the U.S. Supreme Court's view on jailing juveniles, alternatives to jail, the costs of holding juveniles in jail, and other factors.