Correctional Staff Must Pay Attention to Needs of Girls in Adult Facilities, Researchers Say [JJIE.org]
Correctional administrators should focus on staff training, appropriate programming and facility conditions to ensure the safety and healthy development of girls locked up in adult jails and prisons, a new report says. While policymakers should do all they can to keep girls out of adult jails and prisons, some girls do end up in adult facilities and their needs must be met, said researchers from the National Council on Crime and Delinquency . Correctional staff play a key role in making sure...