Juvenile
May 24, 2013
State Sen. Leland Yee looks to restrict juvenile solitary confinement
Proposed state legislation would set strict standards for the use of solitary confinement at state and local juvenile detention facilities. A similar bill introduced last year stalled in the Senate Public Safety Committee.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
In recent years, advocates have repeatedly pushed lawmakers to restrict the use of solitary confinement within California's juvenile correctional facilities. On Thursday, their latest effort will face a key committee hearing in Sacramento.
SB 61, introduced by Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, would set strict standards for the use of solitary confinement at state and local juvenile facilities. I...
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