The phrase "adolescent inmates" refers to young people who are in a correctional facility or prison because they have been convicted of a crime. They are in their teenage years, between the ages of 13 and 17. Full definition
The United States attorney's office for the Southern District of New York, which in August released a damning report detailing abuse of adolescent inmates at Rikers, has threatened to sue the city if changes are not made. (nytimes.com)
RIKERS ISLAND — The Department of Correction plans to end solitary confinement for adolescent inmates by the end of the year, according to a memo from DOC Commissioner Joseph Ponte to Mayor Bill de Blasio. (dnainfo.com)
Federal prosecutors plan to sue New York City over widespread civil rights violations in the handling of adolescent inmates at Rikers Island, making clear their dissatisfaction with the city's progress in reining in brutality by guards and improving conditions at the jail complex. (nystateofpolitics.com)