Girls will no longer be sent to youth prisons
Girls will no longer be sent to youth prisons
‘They are often victims themselves with complex mental health and emotional needs,’ says justice minister explaining ruling
‘They are often victims themselves with complex mental health and emotional needs,’ says justice minister explaining ruling
Burying the lede a little:
Since January 2022, the average number of girls in custody has been just 11, compared with 42 a decade ago.
But more importantly, if they can’t provide the services that young female offenders need, they must be entirely missing the 98% of the young offender community that are also in desperate need of support programs.
*in the UK
I mean good progress but do boys not also deserve compassion during youth?
Boys don’t have emotions or mental health needs. /s
This is systemic, institutional sexism in action.
Exactly, why would they think boy-offenders are different?