Imprisonment of a juvenile can decrease the individual’s chances of survival because he/she is being removed from society. Being removed from society and placed in prison means that the individual can no longer access education. Not being able to access education in prison is an extremely big problem for juveniles. Once they get out of prison, they can have a hard time to catching up in school. If the juvenile has a hard time catching up, he/she may eventually drop out. Also, being imprisoned as juvenile can increase the chances of that individual’s chances of being incarcerated later in life. They will feel that they know what prison is like, so going back is no problem. The Washington Post further explains this in their article, “Throwing
