Teenagers or Adults?

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The paper examines why juvenile offenders are being sent to adult prisons and what impact will this have on their lives. The paper maintains that it is important to consider the impact this is having on juveniles, as well as how it affects the cost of the justice systems in trying more juveniles as adults. The paper considers whether housing juveniles in adult prisons is the best solution for juvenile offenders, especially considering the cost of keeping juveniles separate from adults.

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""Approximately 107,000 youth (younger than 18) are incarcerated on any given day. Of these approximately 14,500 are housed in adult facilities" (Austin, Johnson, and Gregoriou x). The Young Offender Facts show that many teenagers are now being tried as adults. Who are young prisoners? "Young prisoners are those prisoners between 15 and 21, the group being broken down into juveniles (15-17 years) and young adults (18-21 years)" (Young Prisoners)."

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