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In Fiscal Year 2000, 78% of committed youth had an educational
disability; compared to 15% of 6-17 year olds in New Hampshire's
general population.
A 1997 report on youth detention in New Hampshire indicates 69%
of youth detained at the Youth Detention Center (YDC) committed
only minor/misdemeanor offenses.
85% of committed youth were males; 15% females.
Over 95% of committed youth in YDC have documented histories of
substance abuse.
8% of youth at YDC had been committed for a second time during
Fiscal Year 2000.
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