Center for Prisoner Health and Human Rights; Fenway Institute

Keywords: Best Practices; Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA); Secure Facilities; Juvenile Justice

This informational guide offers important background about LGBTQI youth in confinement, along with promising practices for their proper and effective management and treatment. It is intended as a resource to better equip all juvenile justice administrators and staff with needed and more precise tools to better address the particular needs and vulnerabilities of this population. This, in turn, will allow correctional staff to execute their jobs more effectively and create a safer, more secure facility for all youth in their care and custody, along with a supportive rehabilitative environment. [Summary adapted from resource.] 

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Emerging Best Practices for the Management and Treatment of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, and Intersex Youth in Juvenile Justice Settings