Report: Juvenile Detention Facilities Unable To Address Complex Needs Of Young People

A bedroom in the intake unit of the Connecticut Juvenile Training School in November 2015. RYAN CARON KING / CONNECTICUT PUBLIC RADIO

A new report is raising serious concerns about conditions for young people incarcerated or detained in Connecticut facilities. The Office of the Child Advocate looked at six issues including suicidal behavior, use of force, and educational programming. But the most urgent recommendations, said Mickey Kramer, the associate child advocate, involve suicide prevention and physical isolation.

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