Using data taken from a study titled, "Comparison of Youth Released From a Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Center to Youth at a Traditional Juvenile Correctional Center in Virginia, 1998-2000," this analysis employed regression analysis to examine the effectiveness of reducing recidivism among non-minority and minority males in an alternative juvenile detainment facility as well as six traditional juvenile detention facilities. Results indicate that for three of the four measures of recidivism—substance use after release, re-convictions, and re-arrests—there was no significant difference in recidivism rates among minority and non-minority juveniles in either types of detainment facilities. However, when considering substance abuse charges after release, minority youths housed in a traditional facility were 18% more likely to be charged than non-minority youth. Policy implications are that the methods and treatments administered in traditional juvenile detainment facilities may need to be re-evaluated in order to reduce minority recidivism and combat the disproportionate amount of minorities represented in the penal system.