WHYY reports:
“The separation of young people from their communities occurs during a formative and pivotal time in their lives,” said NJISJ president and CEO Ryan Haygood. “The ties between children and their families are paramount to their maturation into adulthood.”
According to the report, black children were arrested at higher rates than white children, and law enforcement officers would “divert” the cases of black children to non-jail options, such as ordering the defendant to complete community service or pay restitution to the victim, less often…