Children face solitary confinement in cells at Illinois juvenile detention facility, ACLU says

Children face solitary confinement in cells at Illinois juvenile detention facility, ACLU says

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CHICAGO -- Children as young as 11 are confined alone to cells the size of parking spaces up to 23 hours a day at a juvenile detention center in Southern Illinois, according to a lawsuit filed by ACLU of Illinois. Young people at the Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center in Benton must ask…

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