Pathway 15, Detention Reform in Rural Jurisdictions: Challenges and Opportunities details a variety of special techniques, tactics and strategies that can help rural areas accomplish detention reform effectively. The report features: The importance in focusing on rural detention reform; Five principles to guide detention reform in rural areas; Unique characteristics of rural communities and rural youth; Issues that may make rural detention reform difficult; Lessons learned from implementing detention reform effectively in rural areas; and a Summary of key lessons, paying special attention to the critical role of leadership in spearheading and shepherding detention reform in rural regions.