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Locked Juvenile Units Worth the Risk?

Hartford Courant
August 21, 2015

… rocked by revelations of excessive restraints and seclusion and a spate of suicide attempts, may no longer be worth the risks inherent in confining traumatized teenagers, most of whom are non-violent offenders. … “everyone knows we wouldn’t build it now,” said Lara Herscovitch, deputy director of the Connecticut Juvenile Justice Alliance.