Women's Rights | Criminal Justice

A Blueprint for Meeting the Needs of Girls in TYC Custody

Drawing on intensive on-site research, this report describes the conditions of confinement experienced by girls in the custody of the Texas Youth Commission (TYC). In TYC's massive juvenile prisons, a harsh regime of control and punishment not only fails to rehabilitate girls, but exacerbates past trauma and inflicts additional damage on confined children.
Published on American Civil Liberties Union (http://www.aclu.org)
Source URL: http://www.aclu.org/womens-rights/blueprint-meeting-needs-girls-tyc-custody