June 27, 2013

The Pew Charitable Trusts has released two Web briefs:

• “State-Local Partnership in Ohio Cuts Juvenile Recidivism, Costs” describes how that state expanded its use of more effective, cost-efficient community-based alternatives to incarceration in overcrowded, expensive state facilities for lower risk youth.
  
  
• “Bending the Curve: Juvenile Corrections Reform in Texas” describes how that state reformed its juvenile corrections system as a response to reported abuses. Reforms reduced the number of juveniles in secure state facilities, reduced recidivism and increased public safety, and saved the state millions of dollars.

Resources:

View and download “State-Local Partnership in Ohio Cuts Juvenile Recidivism, Costs.”

View and download “Bending the Curve: Juvenile Corrections Reform in Texas.”