bar chart showing that Black non-Hispanic youth are disproportionately confined for drug offenses despite similar self-reported rates of drug use compared to white non-Hispanic youth

Data Source: OJJDP Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement & Annie E. Casey Foundation's KIDS COUNT Data Center (all data from 2023). (Graph: Wendy Sawyer, 2026)

This graph originally appeared in New study: Kids who need treatment for opioid use disorder rarely get it.



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