The Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility Has No Girls. Can It Do The Same For Boys? 0 Advocates say years of reforms and efforts by nonprofit organizations and state agencies are finally paying off.
For the first time in its history, the Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility holds no incarcerated girls. Some believe that the same fate for boys may not be far behind.
The departure of all girls from the facility in May follows decades of reform efforts from state departments and community organizations aiming to divert youth from Hawaii’s juvenile justice system.
Meda Chesney-Lind, professor emerita of women’s studies at the University of Hawaii, said experts have grappled with the challenge of reducing the population of the correctional facility since the 1980s.
