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Increase in juvenile detention admissions and population
4:25:57
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Council Member Althea V. Stevens presents statistics showing a significant increase in juvenile detention admissions and population for the first four months of fiscal year 2025 compared to the same period in 2024.
- Juvenile detention admissions increased by 31.8%, from 632 youth to 833 youth
- The average daily population in juvenile detentions increased by 22.4%, from 260.1 to 318.4
- Despite the increase in admissions, the average length of stay decreased by 10.3%, from 43 days to 39 days
- Council Member Stevens asks about the factors contributing to the increase in admissions to juvenile detention facilities
Althea V. Stevens
4:25:57
That's what we're here for, right?
4:25:58
Yep.
4:25:59
And y'all know if the kids ask, I'm gonna try to make it happen.
4:26:01
Amen.
4:26:02
So ACS saw a 31.8% increase in admissions to juvenile detentions in the first four months of fiscal twenty twenty five when compared to the same period in 2024.
4:26:14
So it was eight thirty three youth and in 2024 it was six thirty two youth.
4:26:19
The average daily population in juvenile detentions increased by 22.4%, totaling 318.4 for the first four months of fiscal twenty twenty five compared to the 260.1 for the same period in fiscal twenty twenty four.
4:26:36
In conjunction with the increase in admissions, the average length of stay in secured and unsecured detention declined by 10.3% going from forty three days in the first four months of fiscal twenty twenty four to thirty nine days during the same period in fiscal twenty twenty five.
4:26:52
What factors contribute to the increase in admission to juvenile detention facilities?