Important reporting out today from #NC Health News: #NorthCarolina is holding juveniles in what amounts to solitary confinement, which the state publicly disavowed for teenagers in 2016, for extended periods, claim a federal lawsuit and advocates and lawyers for young clients in the juvenile system (1) https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2024/12/02/nc-juvenile-detention-centers-under-scrutiny-for-use-of-isolation/
Juvenile detention centers in NC under scrutiny for use of isolation
A federal lawsuit alleges that teenagers are put in solitary confinement, despite its demonstrated harm. State officials deny the claims.Rachel Crumpler (North Carolina Health News)
