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9/9/2019
Michael Fitzgerald
Pictured is the solitary confinement prison cell at Hudson Correctional Facility where a mentally ill minor was allegedly held for months on end. (Obtaind by Daily News) This story was published in partnership with the New York Daily News.
1/24/2017
John Kelly
A class-action lawsuit announced today accuses the Wisconsin Department of Corrections of housing nearly one-fifth of its juvenile wards in solitary confinement, often for unnamed or minor offenses, and wantonly using chemical restraints on incarcerated youths.
7/9/2014
A bill introduced this week by Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) would automatically seal or expunge the records of certain juveniles and limit the use of solitary confinement in juvenile facilities.
4/30/2014
Note: This article was corrected on April 30 2014 has seen a flurry of juvenile justice legislation, including bills that would, for the first time, require states to keep incarcerated juvenile offenders connected to Medicaid.
