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Perspective on the problem…
•We have a “rehabilitative” system.
•We have a privatized system:
–- 81 of 100 commitment facilities are run by private providers, and 83% of  the 5,000 beds in the State.
•Most crime in Florida is committed by adults:
• - 89% of all arrests in Fla. are adults.
•Most juveniles are law abiding children:
–- Of 18 million Floridians, 1.9 million are 10-17 yrs. old.  Of these, only 4.8% were referred to JJ system (91,497 youth).
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•Rehabilitative system ... as such, we don’t incarcerate, jail, imprison - we “commit” to “programs” for rehabilitation.  Detention centers are not jails/prisons as you may understand them - are holding pens only, in theory for 21 days or less.