Thread by @YEP4Rights

"Just because vulnerable young people are not being held in a detention center is no guarantee that they are receiving appropriate care."
@itscarolinecole @ParisHilton @aosimmons_law @OneLawma
#breakingcodesilence
#troubledteenindustry
#trappedintreatment
themarshallproject.org/2022/08/13/con…

@freep found that “a young patient was bitten, choked and taunted to kill herself," at a now-closed Detroit #troubledteenindustry facility that housed youth “who might otherwise end up in juvenile detention.”

We might not call it #incarceration but the #tti *IS* carceral.

In the #juvenilejustice system, things aren't any better. Youth in #Texas spend all but 30 minutes in #isolation and have resorted to using water bottles as toilets because there aren't enough staff to take them out of their cells. Texas' #childwelfare system is in shambles, too

The #DJJ situation in Texas is so dire they've closed admissions and the department is under investigation.

“They are self-harming because they get to go to the clinic and the infirmary to have contact."

One child in custody required 12 surgeries for self-harm.

In #Louisiana, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that the state would temporarily move some of the young people to the infamous Louisiana State Prison at Angola. One advocate called the move “the worst juvenile justice policy decision probably ever made in modern times.”

#Louisiana also relaxed hiring requirements for #juvenilejustice facilities to address staffing shortages.

Their solution?

Allow individuals who fail sex offender screenings to obtain employment with #youth in custody, providing a psychologist signs off.

What could go wrong?

Thankful to @MarshallProj for their fearless reporting on these issues.