Center for American Progress; Movement Advancement Project; Youth First

Keywords: School-To-Prison Pipeline; Juvenile Justice; Youth Experiences

The report identifies several factors in the overrepresentation of LGBTQ youth in the system: pervasive anti-LGBT stigma and discrimination in families and communities; unsafe schools where LGBTQ students are disproportionately likely to enter the “school-to-prison pipeline”; and discriminatory enforcement of laws related to sexual behavior and drug use. The report also documents how LGBTQ young people are unfairly treated and abused in the system. [Summary adapted from Movement Advancement Project resource description.] 

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Unjust: How the Broken Juvenile and Criminal Justice Systems Fail LGBTQ Youth