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Sickmund, Melissa, T.J. Sladky, Wei Kang, and Charles Puzzanchera. 2019. “Easy Access to the Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement.” Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. https://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/ezacjrp/. Note: National Crosstabs selection criteria included Year of Census (2017) and Facility Self- Classi cation (Detention Center and Long-term Secure). Additional calculations by the Children’s Defense Fund.