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| Lawsuit Leads to New Limits on Solitary Confinement at Juvenile Prisons in Illinois |
| By www.nytimes.com |
| Published: 05/05/2015 |
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CHICAGO — A settlement to a federal lawsuit will sharply limit the practice of solitary confinement in juvenile correctional facilities run by the state of Illinois, the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois announced on Monday. The settlement, which resolved a lawsuit filed by the A.C.L.U. of Illinois against the state, requires that the juvenile inmates spend at least eight hours a day outside their cells, said Adam Schwartz, a lawyer for the A.C.L.U. of Illinois. The new policy also requires that the inmates in isolation continue to receive education and mental health services. Read More. |
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