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All posts tagged "solitary confinement"
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788NewsChildren face solitary confinement in cells at Illinois juvenile detention facility, ACLU says
"We're supposed to be using the juvenile legal system for rehabilitation and not punishment."
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2.5KNewsGeorgetown University launches national project certifying correctional officials in practices designed to limit solitary confinement of juveniles
The Georgetown University Center for Juvenile Justice Reform is preparing to train this fall's inaugural class of juvenile justice executives and rank-and-file...
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Unlocking Youth: Legal Strategies to End Solitary Confinement in Juvenile Facilities
The Juvenile Law Center recently released this new report which outlines the counterproductive nature and the great harm caused by the solitary...
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1.3KNewsWisconsin Juvenile Facilities Sued by Juvenile Law Center, State ACLU Over Solitary Confinement
Meranda Davis knows her daughter hasn’t always been an angel. Auto theft, assaults, wild tantrums in court left a judge little choice...
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1.2KVideosLocked in the Box: Student Assignment – 24 Hours in Solitary
"Before, I perceived solitary confinement as just another cruel sanction of the government.
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2.7KGuest Opinion EssayLegalized Torture: A Solitary Confinement Experience
"After just 24 hours, I testify that solitary confinement is hell on earth. Solitary confinement is legalized torture," says Anyssa Williams, a...
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1.4KGuest Opinion EssayYouth Workers Need to Be Alert to Juveniles Placed in Solitary
Sometimes it takes a tragic and heartrending story of a single human being to move broad public policy. In the instance of...
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1.6KGuest Opinion EssaySolitary Reform Shows Power of Brain Science to Change Policy
Compelling brain science is finally starting to make its way into the formation of policies — and we need to keep it...
