“On any given day American incarcerates 54,000 youth within the juvenile justice system. Throughout the U.S., places that incarcerate youth come in many forms and take on various names; training schools, diagnostic centers, assessment centers, residential treatment facilities, wilderness camps, forestry camps, shelters, boot camps, detention centers, juvenile halls, juvenile correctional centers, youth study centers, … Continue reading 54,000 Children: The Geography of America’s Dysfunctional & Racially Disparate Youth Incarceration Complex