Justice
The Rising Criminalization of Black Girls
In D.C., black girls were arrested at a rate over 30 times that of white youth in 2015.
The kids are not alright—well, not all of them.
In Washington, D.C., the percentage of young black girls entering the juvenile justice system has risen dramatically, even as that of young black boys has decreased. Young black girls are now likely to be arrested at 30 times the rate of white boys and girls together, according to a new report by the advocacy group Rights4Girls and the Georgetown Juvenile Justice Initiative.