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Kings County Agrees to Juvenile Detention Reforms
Original: Kings County Agrees to Juvenile Detention Reforms After Findings of Excessive Force, Isolation
Kings County has agreed to reform its juvenile detention practices following findings that staff used excessive force against young detainees and relied on isolation. The agreement comes after an investigation documented mistreatment in the county's juvenile facilities, and it is expected to change how youth are disciplined and supervised. The case has drawn attention to conditions in juvenile detention and the treatment of young people in county custody.
Why now: News of the reform agreement follows public findings of mistreatment in the county's juvenile detention facilities.
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- Kings County Agrees to Juvenile Detention Reforms After Findings of Excessive Force, Isolation · Davis Vanguard
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