[Connecticut] Manson Youth Institution: Investigation

On December 21, 2021, the DOJ released its investigation of the Connecticut Manson Youth Institution, finding that the conditions violate young people’s rights under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. In its Investigation, the DOJ stated “specifically, we find that Manson’s isolation practices and inadequate mental health services seriously harm children and place them at substantial risk of serious harm. In addition, Manson fails to provide adequate special education services to children with disabilities.”

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Tags: 14th Amendment, 8th Amendment, Black Youth, Civil Rights, Conditions of Confinement, CRIPA, Detention, Disabilities, DOJ Action on Facilities, Emerging Adults, Harms of Incarceration, Health and Mental Health, IDEA, Latine Youth, Schools, Solitary Confinement, Special Education, Substance Use, Substantive Due Process, Trauma, Youth in Adult Court