Connecticut's turnaround of troubled juvenile system sets a standard, says justice-equity organization - Juvenile Justice Information ExchangeJuvenile Justice Information Exchange
Times were tough at the Hartford Juvenile Detention Center in 2016. Layoffs had slashed the staff of the Connecticut facility by more than one-third, and the remaining employees were taking out their stress on the children detained at the center as they awaited trial. Disagreements between employees and detainees that previously were more likely to have been brushed off flared into more serious encounters. Increasingly, children were being restrained and demoralized employees were skipping work at the center, run at the time by the state’s Department of Children and Families. Worker compens...
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