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ACLU of Wisconsin and Juvenile Law Center filed a request for a preliminary injunction in federal court to halt the use of solitary confinement for

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AP Wire Service, Channel3000.com •

Wisconsin juvenile advocacy groups are asking a federal court to order the state to stop using solitary confinement at its youth correctional facilities.

The ACLU

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Katie Delong and the AP Wire Service, Fox6NOW.com •

Wisconsin juvenile advocacy groups are asking a federal court to order the state to stop using solitary confinement at its youth correctional facilities.

The ACLU

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Samantha Melamed, Philly.com •

"Housing young people who are facing adult charges in juvenile facilities would be a really significant step to addressing solitary confinement," said Jessica Feierman, associate

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Jenny Pokempner, The Advocate •

As we approach National Foster Care Month in May, lawmakers — and the citizens they are accountable to — have an opportunity to stand up

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Andrew Cohen, Berkley Law •

The grant will also help PAC co-develop a publicly available, web-based policy hub with the Juvenile Law Center for individuals interested in addressing this issue.

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Riya Saha Shah, Marisa M. Halm, Hartford Courant •

The Connecticut legislature’s Judiciary Committee is considering a progressive bill, SB 691: An Act Concerning Erasure of Criminal Records, which would provide records erasure for adults

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commentary by Susan V. Mangold, Lancaster Online •

The decision by Attorney General Jeff Sessions to forge ahead with federal use of for-profit prisons is dangerously ill advised. Private detention and prison facilities

“We are talking about kids who are caught up in an adult system and are caught up with adult sentencing statutes,” says Marsha Levick, Deputy