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Sponsors seek ban on solitary confinement for youth in custody; argue research shows long‑term harm
Summary
Representatives Barbara Rachelson and Angela Arcenholtz presented H.192, a bill that would prohibit solitary confinement of children in custody, citing neurological research and a federal court order limiting the practice at one facility.
Representative Barbara Rachelson presented H.192 to the House Human Services Committee, arguing the Legislature should prohibit solitary confinement for juveniles in custody. Rachelson said scientific evidence, judicial findings and national guidance support a bright‑line statutory prohibition or strict limits.
"Solitary confinement harms kids," Representative Barbara Rachelson said when describing the bill’s rationale. Rachelson cited the Juvenile Law Center (2017) and an interview published in The Atlantic summarizing neurological research that the…
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