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Creating an environment through site selection, staff selection, program development, content, and material that reflects an understanding of the realities of women's lives and addresses the issues of the participants while incarcerated.
This brief describes the principles of sex-responsive programs, summarizes the literature, and presents highlights of MDRC’s implementation study of PACE Center for Girls.