Juvenile detention centers are required by federal and state laws to rehabilitate, not to punish. But, “there was only a thin veneer of rehabilitation all along, and COVID has made that abundantly clear.”
that the adolescent brain is still developing, and that imprisoning kids without end is a form of cruel and unusual punishment.
The state has also sent youth accused of participating in riots and escape attempts to isolation cells that had not been used in years. In Maryland, a therapist at a youth facility who declined to be named said that the experience of confinement during the pandemic has been confounding for teens. After one youth tested positive for the virus, she had to conduct his sessions wearing personal protective equipment and talking through a vent into his room. The teen sat there playing a handheld video game.
that every time a child is incarcerated, juvenile justice officials must prove that the danger they pose to public safety is greater than the danger they face being confined during a pandemic.
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