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Perspective

Oct. 2, 2014

Juveniles do not belong in solitary

The Conference of California Bar Associations (CCBA) recently passed a resolution to strictly limit the use of solitary confinement for youth held in juvenile detention facilities throughout California. By Jill E. McInerney


By Jill E. McInerney


The Conference of California Bar Associations (CCBA) recently passed a resolution to strictly limit the use of solitary confinement for youth held in juvenile detention facilities throughout California. During the debate preceding the resolution, it became clear that many people have no idea what solitary confinement looks or feels like in practice - one speaker even equating his own child's timeout, in his bedroom at home, with the exper...

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