Hundreds of girls are sentenced to a juvenile correction facility in Madison, Ind., for possession of drugs, participating in violence, or a multitude of other crimes. Netflix’s newest documentary series, “Girls Incarcerated,” documents the lives of these girls as they try to better themselves to leave the facility.

The series provides an honest perspective on these troubled kids by focusing on a couple of girls in each episode. The girls are often brutally honest about themselves as they describe their pasts and how they have changed or plan to change. However, getting along with other inmates is not easy and often results in punishment.

But the girls are not just tough, they are incredibly vulnerable. Their crimes are often a result of abandonment or abuse, and they have a touching relationship with one of the counselors who leaves in the beginning of the series.

The audience evolves as each girl evolves, and at the end of each episode a girl is released to her family. The show also provides follow-ups on some of the girls who have been released. Some succeed in taking care of themselves and some unfortunately relapse, and are incarcerated again.

Overall, “Girls Incarcerated” provides information that challenges the viewer’s perspective of underage criminals, and it reminds audiences that these girls have fought intense battles and that they continue to fight every day.