In-Person Visits, New Underwear, More Counseling: Key Changes Sought in California Juvenile Detention [JJIE.org]

Samantha Sangenito 5/9/1712:00 PM

Should youth incarcerated in California juvenile halls and camps be entitled to new underwear? Should family and friends be assured that their visits to youth in detention facilities be in person rather than through video screens? Should these youth be guaranteed more time outdoors for exercise and fresh air?

These are some of the concerns that advocates and formerly incarcerated youth are pushing for as California considers revisions to its regulations for its state and county detention facilities, which had a combined average daily population of about 7,000 young people under 25 in 2015. California has the largest number of youth incarcerated in the country, according to the National Center for Juvenile Justice (NCJJ).

[For more of this story, written by Julio Moran, go to http://jjie.org/2017/05/04/in-...-juvenile-detention/]

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