Legislators, Lawyers Call for Reforms

CT Law Tribune
August 4, 2015

…findings in a report issued by the state Office of the Child Advocate seemed to shock both lawmakers and the general public. The report found that boys and girls being held in state detention centers are repeatedly put in restraints or held in isolation…many youths were moved into isolation after suicide or other self-injury attempts. Left alone, they again tried to hurt themselves…videotapes show unsettling images…

 

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