by Jenny Lutz | Jan 14, 2019 | Recent Stories
Click here to see key developments by state or county. The vast majority of kids are locked up in county and state facilities, so most reforms will happen in state and local laws, litigation, and changes to facility practice. This page is updated weekly, but we know...
by Jenny Lutz | Jan 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
After a lawsuit filed by the Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County and the Human Rights Defense Center, the Palm Beach County Jail agreed to a settlement that significantly limit isolation for youth in H.C. v. PBSO (2018). Click here to read more about the settlement...
by Jenny Lutz | Dec 27, 2018 | Recent Stories
In December 2018, Congress took an important step toward ending youth solitary by passing two important federal laws. The First Step Act (FSA), S.3747, prohibits federal facilities from using solitary as punishment and permits solitary only when youth behavior poses a...
by Jenny Lutz | Jun 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
Litigation: Abuse and Solitary at Shenandoah Valley Youth Facility Immigrant children as young as 14-years-old who were housed at the Shenandoah Valley Juvenile Center in Staunton, Virginia say they physically abused and locked in solitary confinement for long periods...
by Jenny Lutz | Jan 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
On January 17, 2018, British Columbia Supreme Court Justice Peter Leask ruled that the practice of indefinite solitary confinement in Canadian prisons is unconstitutional. Read more...
