HARRISBURG, Pa. — A new survey shows that as the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the country, the number of young people being held in juvenile detention dramatically decreased.
Congregate settings such as juvenile detention facilities can rapidly spread coronavirus infections to the youths, the staff and the community at large.
The Annie E. Casey Foundation survey found the juvenile detention population across 30 states declined 24% in March, as much as the seven years from 2010 to 2017.
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