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Ordinance attempts to limit juvenile isolation, but county has no way to enforce it

The juvenile solitary confinement ordinance deferred by the Shelby County Board of Commissioners last week has another problem, advocates say: It does not include any independent oversight of the juvenile detention center. They fear that without oversight, solitary confinement could quietly return to the facility. The legislation was intended to limit the amount of time […]

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