The first time L.J. was sent to the juvenile detention center outside of Philadelphia, he'd been caught hanging out with ...

Ohio’s juvenile prisons ... breakfast in her cell, but she said she wasn’t hungry. A short time later, she was offered a shower but declined. According to the detention center’s records ...

Juvenile detention systems often deny young offenders credit for the time they spend waiting behind bars The first time L.J. was sent to the juvenile detention center outside of Philadelphia, he'd ...

The first time L.J. was sent to the juvenile ... unit and his cell, back to the same rote day. He knew none of the time counted and that even when he got out of the detention center, he still ...

Juvenile detention systems often deny young offenders credit for the time they spend waiting behind bars. This adds months to the duration that kids are confined away from their families.