Juvenile Justice

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Facts, not fear, ought to drive efforts to keep Washington’s students safe at school

Published: 
Friday, November 30, 2018
We issued a minority report opposing a task force recommendation to fund school police and instead recommend interventions to create a positive school climate and additional student supports.
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Civil Liberties in the State Legislature - 2018 Legislative Session

Published: 
Thursday, April 12, 2018
Civil liberties highlights from the 2018 Washington State Legislative Session
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Solitary confinement is especially harmful to juveniles and should not be used to punish them

Published: 
Friday, November 17, 2017
Solitary confinement —the practice of isolating people in closed cells for 22-24 hours a day, virtually free of human contact, for days to decades—violates this fundamental need for community and connection, causing extreme suffering.
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Settlement Will Limit Use of Solitary Confinement for Youth in Detention

News Release, Published: 
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
The ACLU of Washington and Grays Harbor County have agreed to a settlement in the lawsuit filed by the mother of a now 17-year-old boy who was repeatedly put into solitary confinement, subjected to filthy conditions, and denied adequate food while in the Grays Harbor County Juvenile Detention Facility.
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New ACLU Report Shows Police in Schools Undermine the Education of Washington’s Kids

News Release, Published: 
Monday, April 24, 2017
Students, Not Suspects Highlights How School Policing Funnels Youth into School-to-Prison Pipeline
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Opening a can of fart spray. Dumping chocolate milk on a classmate. When police are in schools, youthful misbehavior can suddenly become a crime

Published: 
Monday, April 24, 2017
A new ACLU report exposes how police in Washington's schools funnel youth into the school-to-prison pipeline.
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