Kids in Isolation: Locked Away in Dermott (Part II)
“It [isolation] has a detrimental effect on a youth’s treatment, education, physical health and mental health,” DRA executive director Tom Masseau said, speaking to David Ramsey for his two-part story about youth in isolation at juvenile treatment facilities. Part I of the story focuses on isolation practices at the state’s largest juvenile facility, Arkansas Juvenile […]
DRA Affirms Issues at Juvenile Lockup Have Been An Ongoing Concern in News Story about Isolation Practices at the Facility (Kids in Isolation, Part I)
“It has a detrimental effect on a youth’s treatment, education, physical health and mental health,” Tom Masseau, executive director of Disability Rights Arkansas, explained to David Ramsey of the Arkansas Nonprofit News Network about “room confinement”, which is again being highlighted as an issue at the Arkansas Juvenile Assessment and Treatment Center (AJATC), which is the […]