Despite an ongoing national movement toward banning solitary confinement for youth, which has been revealed to be counterproductive and harmful, isolation is still a common fixture in juvenile facilities, and it disproportionately affects kids of color and LGBTQ youth, according to research laid out in a Juvenile Law Center (JLC) report. JLC is a public interest law firm focused on improving the juvenile and foster care systems.
The report, released Wednesday, includes information from surveys of public defenders, as well as interviews with correctional administrators and justice system-involved kids and their families.
The report defines solitary confinement (or room confinement) as “involuntary restriction of a youth alone in a cell, room, or other area for any reason other than a temporary response when youth behavior presents an immediate risk of physical harm.”
[For more o this story, written by Taylor Walker, go to http://witnessla.com/progress-...isolation-in-the-us/]
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