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Center for American Progress; Movement Advancement Project; Youth First
Keywords: Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA); Secure Facilities; System Reform; Youth Experiences
The report examines how LGBTQ youth who are incarcerated in juvenile detention and correctional facilities face bias in adjudication, and mistreatment and abuse in confinement facilities. LGBTQ youth also lack supportive services when leaving the criminal and juvenile justice systems, often forcing them back into negative interactions with law enforcement. [Summary adapted from the Movement Advancement Project resource description.]
File : pdf with 1.43 MB in size
Unjust: LGBTQ Youth Incarcerated in the Juvenile Justice System