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Full-Text Articles in Juvenile Law
Lonely Too Long: Redefining And Reforming Juvenile Solitary Confinement, Jessica Lee
Lonely Too Long: Redefining And Reforming Juvenile Solitary Confinement, Jessica Lee
Fordham Law Review
Solitary confinement is a frequently used penal tool in all fifty states against all types of offenders. However, since its development in the 1800s, solitary confinement has been found to have damaging psychological effects. Juvenile inmates in particular suffer the greatest psychological damage from solitary confinement because their brains are still in a developmental state. This has led many to propose various reforms that would either end or limit the use of solitary confinement for those under the age of eighteen. However, new neurological studies on brain development show that inmates between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five also suffer …
Children Seek Refuge From Gang-Forced Recruitment: How Asylum Law Can Protect The Defenseless, Frank Paz
Children Seek Refuge From Gang-Forced Recruitment: How Asylum Law Can Protect The Defenseless, Frank Paz
Fordham Urban Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Defending One-Parent Sijs, Rodrigo Bacus
Defending One-Parent Sijs, Rodrigo Bacus
Fordham Urban Law Journal
No abstract provided.