A transgender girl sustained a broken jaw from a fight in the Northeast D.C. juvenile detention facility on July 7. The facility, housing both male and female youth, was over capacity by 17 individuals at the time. Five teens have been charged in relation to the assault on the transgender girl, which raises concerns about the treatment of transgender youth in such facilities. The Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services has not provided information regarding specific housing policies for transgender individuals in juvenile detention centers.
On July 7, incidents at the Northeast D.C. juvenile detention facility involved fights that led to the hospitalization of a transgender girl with a broken jaw and injuries to another youth.
The Youth Services Center is a secure detention facility for youths, housed male and female, and is currently overcapacity by 17 individuals.
Five teens have been charged following the assaults at the facility, which raises questions about the housing policies for transgender youth in juvenile detention.
The Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services has yet to clarify whether specific policies exist for the housing of transgender youth within the detention system.
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