Time Spent in Solitary Confinement Drops Dramatically in Illinois Youth Facilities [propublica.org]

Alicia Doktor 10/27/174:00 AM

After years of sending youths to solitary confinement for days, weeks and even months at a time, the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice has taken drastic steps to reduce the time young offenders spend in isolation.

The decision to move away from solitary confinement, or segregation, came as part of a consent decree in federal court between the department and the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois.

But top department officials also said the research was too powerful to ignore.

[For more on this story by Duaa Eldeib, go to https://www.propublica.org/art...solitary-confinement]

Illustration: Kevin Whipple for ProPublica Illinois

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