The Mission:

We are seeking to help them strive Educationally, Economically, Politically, to build Social Development Skills, Organizational Skills and Unity. And if we use these six (6) elements I just mentioned as a guiding light, we believe that they will grow and develop into our future leaders of tomorrow. In the visions of this program and through this programs’ vision they’ll become a reckoning force of power beyond boundaries and without measures. If they trust, look, listen, and learn to see everything placed before them in its entire form, and to that all they have to do is keep their eyes, ears, and mind open and they will learn. All they have to do is use everything they have learned from our program to gain an advantage in life. With the concept of the five (5) P’s, which is our motto and stands for: Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Performance. Thus, meaning if we Properly Prepare them for the future we can Prevent Poor Performance in their lives--by giving them stepping stones instead of stumbling blocks--and that poor performance is being involved in drugs, guns, robberies, and several other crimes and mishaps and going in and out of jail. So, we are asking you, the parents and community, to lend a helping hand in making the J.I.T. Outreach Program a success and impact in giving our children a chance to live an auspicious, propitious, and fortunate future!!

Our main focus is helping these juveniles to seek a better path in life other than that of the streets; but in order to do so; we’ll need the help of those juveniles’ parents. If we show them Love, Life, Loyalty, Knowledge, Wisdom, and Understanding, we believe that we can capture their way of thinking at an early stage in life, we can help mold them into our future Lawyers, Doctors, Teachers, Police Officers, Fire Fighters, Governors, Senators, Contractors, etc. As we all know, it takes a village to raise child, and with the help of the parents and community, J.I.T Outreach Program will become that village. Even though I was once one of those juveniles involved in the street life, drugs and guns, I have made a major turn-around in my life and I am willing to help these juveniles make that same turn-around in life that I made through my experience. By being a positive role-model and being heavily involved with the children and their families to help keep them from making those same mistakes that I made or end up in one or two places that nobody wants to be: Jail or the Graveyard!!

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Young Adults in Jail or Prison

Headline

After rising most years since 1999, the number of young adults ages 18-29 in prison or jail fell by 11% between 2008 & 2009, to reach 778,200. (See Figure 1)

Figure 1: Number of Young Adults in Prison or Jail, '99-2009
Importance

Two important issues associated with youth imprisonment are the disproportionate representation of minorities, & recidivism. Of particular concern are high rates of imprisonment among young, disadvantaged minority men. According to one estimate, on a typical day in 2000 approximately 1 in 3 young, black, male high school dropouts were in jail or prison or jail.

Youth who have been incarcerated experience diminished income in comparison with their non-incarcerated peers. In addition, they may suffer earnings losses between 10 & 30% up to 10 years after their release. Economic hardship, in turn, is associated with levels of mental well-being, physical health, social attachments, & a lower life expectancy.

Up to 1/3 of incarcerated youth return to jail or prison within a few years after release. However, some life events, including employment, marriage, parenthood, job stability, & high graduation are associated with a successful turnaround in young adulthood.

Trends

The estimated total number of young adults ages 18-29 in prison or jails increased steadily from 775,200 in 1999 to 813,600 in 2002. It rose to a high of 865,400 in 2006, then began to decline, most markedly in 2009. (See Figure 1)

Differences by Race & Hispanic Origin

Figure 2: Number of Young Adults in Prison or Jail, by Gender & Race/Hispanic Origin, 2009
There are stark number racial disparities in the population of incarcerated youth. Among the estimated 778,200 young adults ages 18-29 who were incarcerated midyear 2009, 40% (314,100) were black. (See Figure 2) Among black men, a higher proportion of blacks are incarcerated at any age than are men of other races. For example, in 2009, among men ages 20-24, 9.8% of blacks were incarcerated, followed by 3.7% of Hispanics & 1.6% of whites. (See Figure 3)

Figure 3: Number of Young Adults Ages 20-24 in Prison or Jail, by Gender & Race/Hispanic, 2009
Among women, a higher percentage of blacks are incarcerated than are women of other races, although racial/ethnic differences among women are smaller than among men. Among young adult women ages 20-24 in 2008, 0.6% of blacks were incarcerated, followed by 0.4% of Hispanics, & 0.2% of whites. (See Figure 3)

Differences by Gender

A much higher percentage of male youth are in prison or jail than are female youth. Among the ages 18-19 in 2009, men were 15 times more likely than women to be in jail or prison (1.5% of men, & 0.1% of women). Among youth ages 20-24 in 2004, men were 9 times more likely than women to be in jail or prison (2.9% of men, & 0.3% of women).

State & Local Estimates

The FBI's Uniform Crime Report data provides state & local estimates. This information can be found in the yearly Crime in the United States reports, available at the following link: http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm

What Works to Make Progress on This Matter


The Insiders Juvenile Crime Prevention Program:
www.childtrends.org/Lifecourse/programs/insiders.htm
Multisystemic Therapy:
www.childtrends.org/Lifecourse/programs/MultisystemicTherapy.htm

 Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care: www.childtrends.org/lifecourse/programs/MultidimensionalTreatmentFosterCare.htm

 Nurse-Family Partnership: www.childtrends.org/lifecourse/programs/nfp.htm

 Definition

 Young Adults ages 18-29 in the custody of a state or federal prison or a local jail are included in these estimates. To be considered "in custody" the prisoner must be confined in one of the facilities of the prison or jail. Prisoners under a state's jurisdiction (i.e., where the state has legal authority but not physical custody) are not included in these estimates.


(All information presented here came from www.childtrendsdatabank.org)

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