NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Children are being locked in solitary confinement at a Tennessee juvenile detention center under conditions that experts say could amount to torture. The Tennessee Department of ...

Mecklenburg County sent the second-highest number of young people into North Carolina’s detention system last year — yet it has no juvenile detention center. In 2025, 2,186 people were admitted to ...

The Montgomery County Juvenile Justice Center looks like a cross between a concrete-block, 1970s-style college dorm and a high school — with heavy security. Staff buzz through intercoms to unlock ...

Reports of a bare room with a grated drain in the center, called "the Hole," used as a disciplinary tactic in one facility. Emotional stories of being left in a cell in solitary confinement for hours ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Monitoring found solitary use and disciplinary isolation at multiple facilities in 2024. Education access inconsistent; many ...