Black Children in SC Are More Likely to Be Detained than Their White Peers, Report Finds • SC Daily Gazette

New Report: Black Children Account for More Than 75% of Youth Detained in South Carolina - The MinorityEye

(Columbia, SC) — Black children make up roughly 28% of South Carolina’s youth population, yet accounted for more than 75% of children detained by the state Department of Juvenile Justice in 2025, according to a new report from the American Civil Liberties Union of South Carolina. Released September 9, Youth Behind the Fence examines racial

Black children in SC are more likely to be detained than their white peers, report finds • SC Daily Gazette

The American Civil Liberties Union report also encouraged the state to stop locking up teens for breaking laws that apply only to minors.

Report warns schools and solicitors funnel Black children into juvenile justice system

A newly released report from the South Carolina division of the American Civil Liberties Union shows that a disportionate number of Black children end up in the

ACLU report alleges significant racial disparities in teens referred to SC Juvenile Justice agency

The SC chapter of the ACLU says three-in-four children incarcerated by the state Department of Juvenile Justice are Black, despite making up a smaller share of the state population.

New report exposes dangerous conditions, widening inequality in S.C. juvenile justice system

The South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice (SCDJJ) punishes, isolates, and re-traumatizes some of the state's most vulnerable youth in a pattern of widening racial inequality, according to a new report published today by the American Civil Liberties Union of South Carolina. The report is available here: https://www.aclusc.org/publications/youth-behind-the-fence/