Policy makers strive for better conditions at state detention center for boys

Policy makers are scrambling to implement fixes at Oklahoma's lone detention center for children after word spread of dangerous conditions for kids and staff members. Rep. Danny Sterling (R-Tecumseh) ...
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Tennessee says solitary confinement is prohibited in their juvenile detention centers. But the practice persists

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Children are being locked in solitary confinement at a Tennessee juvenile detention center under conditions that experts say could amount to torture. The Tennessee Department of ...
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Officer recovering from brutal attack in Smith County juvenile facility; investigation underway

On Saturday, a juvenile detention officer was brutally attacked inside the Smith County Juvenile Detention Center— now, ...
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Editorial: Alleged sexual abuse at downstate juvenile detention center cries out for criminal investigation

When in recent years Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul investigated claims of sexual abuse within the Catholic Church statewide, he was outspoken in his quest for justice. “… when such trust is ...