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The Youth PROMISE Act

Congressman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott

Third District of Virginia http://bobbyscott.house.gov/ypa

U.S. Incarceration Rate Highest in the World

716 2207 3748

500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000

Incarceration Rates per 100,000 People by Country*

*Year of statistic varies by country according to most recent available data Sources: International Centre for Prison Studies , Prison Policy Initiative, The Sentencing Project, US Census, Bureau of Justice Statistics

U.S. Youth Incarceration Rate Highest in the World

100 200 300 400 500 600 700

Incarceration Rates per 100,000 (Population Under 18) by Country

Sources: Figures for September 2002, taken from “Cross-national comparison of youth justice” (Youth Justice Board, 2008); “Reducing Youth Incarceration in the United States” (The Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2013) (Updated 03/06/14)

Prison Population Explosion is Relatively New

200,000 400,000 600,000 800,000 1,000,000 1,200,000 1,400,000 1,600,000 1,800,000 Sources: Prison Policy Initiative, The Sentencing Project, Bureau

• f Justice Statistics. (09/18/14)

U.S. State and Federal Prison Population, 1925-2013

The War on Drugs Fueled Mass Incarceration

19,000 4,700 17,200 225,200 94,600 181,700

50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000

State Prisons Federal Prisons Jails 1980 2011

Source: The Sentencing Project (09/18/14)

Number of People in Prisons and Jails for Drug Offenses, 1980 and 2011

Outcomes for Black Males Age 26-30 Decline Sharply Since 1970

20 40 60 80 100 Employed Not in Labor Force Jail Armed Forces High School Graduates High School Dropouts 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 Employed Not in Labor Force Jail Armed Forces High School Graduates High School Dropouts

1970 2000

Source: Steven Raphael, “The Socioeconomic Status of Black Males: The Increasing Importance of Incarceration.” Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley, March 2004. (02/28/11)

Education Pays

The More You Learn, The More You Earn

Unemployment Rate vs. Educational Degree Attained

$472 $651 $727 $777 $1,108 $1,329 $1,714 $1,623 < High School High School Degree Some college Associate Degree Bachelor's Degree Master's Degree Professional Degree Doctoral Degree

Median Weekly Earnings in 2013 Unemployment rate in 2013

3.4 4.0 5.4 7.0 7.5 11.0

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey. (8/7/2014)

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The Youth PROMISE Act Model

PHASE ONE: PLANNING

• Locality convenes its stakeholders

– What are we spending now? – Where should we target our services?

• Strengths & Weaknesses Assessment
• Creating the Plan

– The continuum of evidence-based programs – Commitment to Re-Investment

PHASE TWO: IMPLEMENTATION

• Sustained investment over 3-6 years

– Federal grants supplement, not supplant local efforts – Federal grants of up to $10 million/year

• Clinical Evaluation
• Fund Recapture to Keep Programs

Running

Federal Resources will be available in both phases to help localities choose evidence based programs and implement them effectively

The Youth PROMISE Act Model

Putting Money on the Table

What if we reduced the African-American Incarceration rate to 500 per 100,000?*

• Reduction from 2,252 per 100,000 to

500 per 100,000

• 1,752 fewer incarcerated x $29,000 year =

$50,808,000

• Children per 100,000 = approx. 30,000
• $50,808,000 / 30,000 children = $1,693 /child/ year
• $50,808,000 targeted at 1/3 of
• ur most vulnerable children = $5,080 /child/ year

Source: International Centre for Prison Studies, King’s College; Pew Center on the

• States. (2/28/11)

* In the Pew Center on the States study “1 in 31”, it was determined that incarceration rates over 500 per 100,000 were counterproductive to reducing crime.

Putting Money on the Table

What if we reduced the African- American Incarceration rate in the worst ten states to 500 per 100,000?*

• Reduction from 3,748 per 100,000 to 500 per 100,000
• 3,248 fewer incarcerated x $29,000 year =

$94,192,000

• Children per 100,000 = approx. 30,000
• $ 94,192,000 / 30,000 children = $3,140 /child /year
• $ 94,192,000 targeted at 1/3 of our most vulnerable

children = $9,419 /child /year

* In the Pew Center on the States study “1 in 31”, it was determined that incarceration rates over 500 per 100,000 were counterproductive to reducing crime. Source: International Centre for Prison Studies, King’s College; Pew Center on the

• States. (2/28/11)