by Jenny Lutz | Sep 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
California Passes Legislation to Limit Solitary for Youth In April 2016, California Senator Mark Leno introduced SB 1143, legislation to ban the use of room confinement for the purposes of punishment, coercion, convenience, or retaliation and to limit its use to...
by Jenny Lutz | Sep 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges’ (NCJFCJ) Resolution against solitary restricts isolation to situations when a youth is out of control and poses an immediate risk of harm to self or others, and then only until the youth regains control. This...
by Jenny Lutz | Jul 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Office of Juvenile Justice is committed to working with states and local jurisdictions to develop policies that limit the use of solitary confinement for youth. Administrator Listenbee spoke at the Stop Solitary for Kids launch event in April 2016 and drafted a...
by Jenny Lutz | Jul 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
View this powerful video, produced by the Juvenile Law Center with assistance from the Stop Solitary for Kids campaign, on the reasons to end solitary confinement for...
by Jenny Lutz | Jun 2, 2016 | Uncategorized
On April 18th, NPR’s Carrie Johnson covered the Stop Solitary for Kids campaign on Morning Edition. Click here to listen to the story. ...
by Jenny Lutz | Jun 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
Los Angeles County, the largest county juvenile justice system in the country, recently voted to end solitary confinement for youth. On May 3, 2016, The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a motion that bans the use of solitary confinement in...