Community supervision helps incarcerated youth from becoming repeat offenders Friday, February 28, 2020
Bismarck Tribune
When adolescents commit a crime, they're more likely to commit a more serious offense later in life, so juvenile correctional centers are working to combat youth incarceration as a whole.
Nationwide, rates have dropped 60% over the last decade -- and even more so in North Dakota.
North Dakota's justice reform efforts have led to a 69% decline in youth incarceration rates over the past 10 years.