http://tags.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jezebel.com.png http://jezebel.com/tag/womensprison http://jezebel.com/tag/womensprison A documentary from 2004 about female teenage juvenile delinquents called Girls In Trouble reran on MSNBC recently. The film takes a look at the practices of different facilities and the measures they take to try to keep girls from returning to the system as adults. One district has a program that takes juvie girls on a tour of a women's prison, and puts them in the hands of the inmates there, who are more than happy to scare the shit out them. And athough the program is controversial, since the inmates alternate between angrily screaming and catcalling the girls, if the girl in the clip above is any indication, it seems to be somewhat effective.

]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5011430&view=rss&microfeed=true There was a marathon of the MSNBC documentary series Lockup this past weekend, and one of the episodes focused on the L.A. County Jail system including a facility for female prisoners (the majority of whom are incarcerated on drug-related charges). Interestingly, in this prison system, women and men are treated equally — women aren't given special treatment for, well, being women: "feminine" accessories like bows or makeup are seen as items of privilege, and menstruation, at least while in solitary confinement, is seen as a medical emergency. Clip above.

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