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Children face solitary confinement in cells at Illinois juvenile detention facility, ACLU says
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoChildren as young as 11 are confined alone to cells the size of parking spaces up to 23 hours a day...
In Illinois’ youth lockups, kids go without basic services, face “excessive” punishments
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 6 months agoCapitol News Illinois . In late December, a teenage boy with a broken arm was left to suffer alone...
Judge closes southern Illinois youth detention center for failing to meet state standards
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 4 months agoRep. Dave Severin, R-Benton, and Sen. Terri Bryant, R-Murphysboro, expressed frustration after...
Senator unveils $165M upgrade of juvenile detention system, including Louisville expansion
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 2 months agoAfter an audit released in late January offered a closer look at issues plaguing Kentucky's...
Accused child rapist disappeared from Tri-Cities nearly a decade ago. Police found him
Tri-City Herald via Yahoo News· 5 months agoIt’s been nearly a decade since an accused child rapist fled Benton County ahead of his trial. Now...
Lakewood attempted kidnap suspect says he was drugged before out-of-character crime spree
App.com | Asbury Park Press via Yahoo News· 1 month agoTOMS RIVER - A 35-year-old Farmingdale man accused of trying to kidnap a girl in Lakewood, molesting...
Illinois Youth Lockup Is 'No Place for Children,' According to ACLU Lawsuit
Reason.com via Yahoo News· 6 months agoChildren held in the Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center are routinely subjected to solitary...
Ky senator had a solution for at-risk youths in custody. Then the money vanished
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 1 month agoKentucky’s next two-year state budget does not include $112 million needed to build a proposed...
'Clearly our children are in crisis': Mental health resources scarce, legislation looks to improve...
Bucks County Courier Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAt the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Primary Care office in Doylestown, Dr. Naline Lai has...
Lawmakers seek answers regarding detention center riots
Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 16—A panel of state lawmakers questioned juvenile justice officials Thursday, asking them to explain what led to a violent riot at a youth detention facility in Adair County last month.
