DOJ Statement of Interest in J.B.H. v. Knox County

From the statement of interest:

“The Constitution protects children in juvenile justice facilities from excessive isolation. The Fourteenth Amendment prohibits conditions of confinement that are not rationally related to a legitimate government objective or that are excessive in relation to that objective. Plaintiffs, a putative class of children detained at the Mary Davis Detention Home (MDH) in Galesburg, Illinois, allege that the conditions at MDH, including the facility’s isolation practices, violate these constitutional rights. “