Black girls in confinement face barriers to education

Research about the conditions and needs of girls in juvenile court schools or detention facilities has been limited.  Youth Radio's Darelle Brown interviewed an NAACP leader and researcher about a group of black girls in confinement; the girls explained how they ended up in the facility and shared their experiences from classroom discipline to prostitution.  "The girls who were in confinement had significant histories of suspension and expulsions. But the girls themselves felt that education was important…they just don’t know how to make it real in their lives."  Read the full interview on Youth Radio.