Resources and links to learn more about the use of solitary with juveniles
Federal Legislation Limiting Solitary by Stop Solitary for Kids.
State & Local Action here you will learn more about legislation and actions happening across the U.S. Information pulled together by Stop Solitary for Kids.
“Congress Passes Two Laws Limiting Youth Solitary” by Jenny Lutz, Stop Solitary for Kids, January 2019.
“A/RES/45/113. United Nations Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of Their Liberty.” United Nations, United Nations, 14 Dec. 1990.
"Growing Up Locked Down" report and accompanying video by Human Rights Watch and American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), October 2012. This report includes data from correspondence and interviews with youth in jails and prisons in Colorado, Florida, Michigan, New York and Pennsylvania, demonstrating the mental and physical suffering of youth as a result of isolation.
Federal Legislation Limiting Solitary by Stop Solitary for Kids.
State & Local Action here you will learn more about legislation and actions happening across the U.S. Information pulled together by Stop Solitary for Kids.
“Congress Passes Two Laws Limiting Youth Solitary” by Jenny Lutz, Stop Solitary for Kids, January 2019.
“A/RES/45/113. United Nations Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of Their Liberty.” United Nations, United Nations, 14 Dec. 1990.
"Growing Up Locked Down" report and accompanying video by Human Rights Watch and American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), October 2012. This report includes data from correspondence and interviews with youth in jails and prisons in Colorado, Florida, Michigan, New York and Pennsylvania, demonstrating the mental and physical suffering of youth as a result of isolation.
