America’surban youth

Two types

At-Risk: Endangered, due to exposure

High-Risk: Particularly subject to potential dangor hazard

Many of those in their 20s are in prison. Drug abuse and AIDS are rampant, and murder is the major cause of death for15- to 34-year olds.

afro-american community

least-reached

The U.S. prison population is very large with 1.8 million in jail. No other democratic nation has such a high incarceration rate. Nearly half the prison population is

Afro-American.

LA County Juvenile Detention Facilitie

• 3 Juvenile Halls (LA, Downey, Sylmar)• 19 Probation Camps

• 53,830 juvenile arrests (2003)

* 30,697 Hispanic (57%)• * 12,207 Black (23%)• * 8,005 White (15%)• * Male 75%• * 5% <12 years• * 50% ages 16-17

Justice Dept. findings, April 2003LA County Juvenile Halls

• We conclude that failure to provide proper rehabilitation, education, opportunities to use the telephoneand participate in religious programming, insufficient provision of translation services for Limited English Proficient (LEP) youth, and an ineffective grievance system alsoviolated residents’ rights under the 14th Amendment and other

Saturday, April 19, 10am-noonrican American Center for World Miss

1605 E. Elizabeth St., Pasadena

resenter: Protestant Chaplain Carradin

RSVP: missions@aacwm.com

LA County Juvenile Hall Orientation

I WAS IN PRISON AND YOUCAME TO ME.” MATT. 25:36