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Children in adult jails are more likely to suffer permanent trauma and are five times more likely to die by suicide than children held in juvenile detention centers

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Campaign for Youth Justice. 2018. “Let’s Get Children Out of Adult Courts, Jails, and Prisons.” Washington, DC: Campaign for Youth Justice. http://www.campaignforyouthjustice.org/images/factsheets/Basic_Facts_FINAL.pdf.

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