Aug 08 2010

Which State Locks Up the Most Youth? Crazy Prison Industrial Complex Fact of the Day 8/8/10

Ten States with Highest Juvenile Correctional Population
Mississippi 5,325
Georgia 4,201
California 1,707
Texas 1,676
Tennessee 1,631
Massachusetts 1,479
Colorado 1,173
Illinois 1,163
Louisiana 1,111
South Carolina 1,095
Source: 2010 Directory of Adult and Juvenile Correctional Departments, Institutions, Agencies and Probation and Parole Authorities