NJ Bill Would Mean ‘Historic Transformation’ For Youth Prisons – New Jersey Institute for Social Justice Posted On June 21, 2019 Patch reports: It costs $289,000 a year to incarcerate a juvenile offender in New Jersey, researchers say. Previous PostTeens Rally In Newark: 'Build Up Kids, Not Prisons' - New Jersey Institute for Social JusticeNext PostNJ Closer to Letting People on Parole, Probation Vote - New Jersey Institute for Social Justice