Criminal
May 18, 2016
First state bill restricting juvenile solitary closer to passage
After a five-year battle, a state measure to restrict juvenile solitary confinement finally seems poised to become California law.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
After a five-year battle, a state measure to restrict juvenile solitary confinement seems poised to become law, though provisions for enforcement of the proposed law remain soft.
SB 1143, which would limit use of juvenile room confinement or other forms of isolation to a maximum of four hours, and only after less restrictive options have been exhausted, was unanimousl...
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