Why are Black youth held longer in confinement than others? How many of those detained are dually involved with the child welfare system? What is being done to address  systemic racial disparities for youth who have no homes?

 A recent study has confirmed that “Black youth in juvenile detention in Feb. 1, 2021, reached a pandemic high, while that of white youth was the second lowest recorded in more than a year.

The experiences between Black and white youth diverged the most when it came to the pace at which they were released from detention”. 

The study reports that “the population of Black and Latino youth grew 14% and 2%, respectively, from May 1, 2020, through Feb. 1, 2021, while the population of white, non-Latino youth fell 6%”.

https://www.aecf.org/blog/survey-a-pandemic-high-for-the-number-of-black-youth-in-juvenile-detention/