Pre-K, not prisons
They’ve done it again. The legislature provided funding for prisons in this special session. About $6.3 million was funded this time to open 600 prison beds. That’s about $10,500 a bed-far more than we pay per student for K-12...
Juvenile Justice in Arkansas: Building on Success
Juvenile Justice in Arkansas: Building on Success Beginning in 2008, juvenile stakeholders engaged in a year-long effort to understand how best to reshape the youth service delivery system in Arkansas. They visited programs in five other states to see...
New Kids Count report shows youth incarceration up 20 in Arkansas since 1997
New Kids Count report shows youth incarceration up 20 in Arkansas since 1997 The number of Arkansas youth locked up in correctional facilities went up 20 percent from 1997 to 2010, bucking a national trend, according to a report...
Black students more likely to be punished in Arkansas schools
Black students more likely to be punished in Arkansas schools Black students in Arkansas schools are more likely to be suspended and receive corporal punishment than their white counterparts, according to a new report from Arkansas Advocates for Children...
Locking up non-violent youthful offenders does not pay
Locking up non-violent youthful offenders does not pay Locking up non-violent youthful offenders is costly and ineffective. Using community-based alternatives to incarceration – like education, job training, drug treatment, and rehabilitation programs – saves the state $41,786 per youth...
AACF Applauds SC Ruling on Juvenile Sentencing, Says State Can Do More
AACF Applauds SC Ruling on Juvenile Sentencing, Says State Can Do More This morning, the Supreme Court struck down mandatory sentences of life without parole for juveniles. The decision will reverse an Arkansas court ruling in the case of...