“Dangerous, ineffective, unnecessary, obsolete, wasteful, and inadequate,” is how the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2011 report, No Place for Kids, describes the negative results of locking up youth. Once kids end up in jail, social workers do what they can to help them get out and start over on the right foot, but a better plan starts with keeping kids out of the slammer in the first place.

After Two Decades of Fighting Youth Incarceration, Has Casey’s Moment Arrived? – Inside Philanthropy: Fundraising Intelligence – Inside Philanthropy.