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FL: Juvenile justice: Don't ignore girls

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

The Florida Times-Union October 4, 2008 Juvenile justice: Don't ignore girls Lock 'em up. That's the approach Florida has been taking to an extreme in recent years. This expensive approach to justice has been so overused that prisons now are providing much of the mental health treatment in the state. Juvenile justice is overlooking smart treatment that is less expensive and more effective than prison-style treatment facilities, the Blueprint Commission on Juvenile Justice reported several months ago. So it's no surprise that girls are caught in the same backward dynamic. Overly harsh Too many girls with minor infractions are being referred to programs for serious offenders, reports the Children's Campaign, an impressive collaboration of the Women's Giving Alliance, the Jacksonville Community Foundation and the Jessie Ball duPont Fund, among others...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on October 10, 2008 (boomark / email).