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Girls will no longer be sent to youth prisons (www.telegraph.co.uk)

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‘They are often victims themselves with complex mental health and emotional needs,’ says justice minister explaining ruling

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[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 5 months ago

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.