Georgia: Fulton County

In Fulton County, African American youth are overrepresented in juvenile detention facilities. In 2002, African American youth represented 48.9% of the overall youth population, but 93% of youth in detention.

Source:
Georgia Revised RRI data (2002).

Note: Data regarding Latino or Hispanic youth detention was not collected in some juvenile detention facilities in Georgia in 2002. Latino or Hispanic youth may be represented in the total number of white youth detained.

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