This report focuses on the growing population of girls younger than 18 in adult correctional facilities. The bulletin summarizes current research, incorporates input from practitioners, and offers recommendations for improving conditions and outcomes for girls who are sentenced to adult facilities.
Population of focus: Girls younger than 18 in adult correctional facilities
Links to resource:
- Full report
- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention’s Girls and the Juvenile Justice System Policy Guidance
Date: 2016
Organization: The National Institute of Corrections in collaboration with the National Council on Crime and Delinquency