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Policy Experts Address the Challenges Facing LGBT Youth in Lockup
OJJDP Webinar examines difficulties in providing adequate services to detained LGBT populations “Why are we focused on LGBTQI youth all of a sudden?” said Mykel Selph, director of the Office of Girls...
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In Prison, A Boy’s Horrible Life
Rape is not sex. No matter how superficially similar the acts might seem, they are fundamentally different. Most reasonable people would agree, and in our society rape is considered a crime. There is...
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OP-ED: Everyday Assaults of Young Offenders in Adult Prisons
The panel, sponsored by Boston College, was titled “Youth in Prison: The Reality of the System.” I was there to share my experiences as a teacher who worked with teenagers, some as young as fifteen,...
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I Was a Kid in Solitary Confinement
My young parents didn’t have the skill sets to properly raise me, which at a young age caused me to search for acceptance in other places. I began running away at the age of 13 and quickly got heavily...
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