The Lancaster County Youth Services Center, a county-run facility that incarcerates young people. The Inspector General’s Office found one Lancaster County case where a 14-year-old spent 129 out of 133 days in room confinement.
A view of the Douglas County Youth Center, one of the county-run facilities that incarcerate young people. County- and state-run detention centers like this one put more juveniles into solitary confinement for longer stretches of time in 2023, according to a recent report.
Inspector General for Child Welfare Jennifer Carter said her office has asked the state for more clarity on how juvenile detention facilities should interpret a law that that says room confinement should be used as a last resort to keep young people safe.
The Douglas County Youth Center, one of the county-run facilities that house young people as they move through juvenile court. Statewide, solitary confinement, officially called room confinement, has spiked at county- and state-run facilities, according to a report. Officials say solitary is sometimes necessary, while advocates and researchers argue that it can cause lasting damage to teenagers.
Jacob Rusher, 25, of Omaha, talks about spending 55 days in "restrictive housing" while locked up in a juvenile detention center known as the Douglas County Youth Center in Omaha, Neb., back in 2006. BRENDAN SULLIVAN/THE WORLD-HERALD
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The Lancaster County Youth Services Center, a county-run facility that incarcerates young people. The Inspector General’s Office found one Lancaster County case where a 14-year-old spent 129 out of 133 days in room confinement.
Inspector General for Child Welfare Jennifer Carter said her office has asked the state for more clarity on how juvenile detention facilities should interpret a law that that says room confinement should be used as a last resort to keep young people safe.
A view of the Douglas County Youth Center, one of the county-run facilities that incarcerate young people. County- and state-run detention centers like this one put more juveniles into solitary confinement for longer stretches of time in 2023, according to a recent report.
The Douglas County Youth Center, one of the county-run facilities that house young people as they move through juvenile court. Statewide, solitary confinement, officially called room confinement, has spiked at county- and state-run facilities, according to a report. Officials say solitary is sometimes necessary, while advocates and researchers argue that it can cause lasting damage to teenagers.
