Massachusetts: Suffolk County

In Suffolk County, African American youth are overrepresented in juvenile detention facilities. In 2002, African American youth represented 35.8% of the overall youth population, but 66% of youth in detention.

Source:
Massachusetts "Plan for Reducing Disproportionate Minority Confinement," submitted to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention March 2003.

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