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The research found no connection to increased violence based on a person’s mental health condition. When substance abuse and dependence were included, however, a different picture emerged.
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“Locked [In]” a new poem by Gabriel Cortez, “depicts the disturbing reality that many youth face in solitary confinement.”
For drug or alcohol abusers who get cleaned up, success builds on success. Some of those stories of struggle and success are featured in “The Recovery Diaries,” a new short film produced by the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange.
Every isolation cell in every juvenile detention center in the United States could be redesigned with calm muted paint colors, cushioned mattresses with soft sheets and blankets, and luxurious, private bathrooms but it wouldn’t matter. Their purpose would remain to isolate the youth from contact with others.
After losing his brother to gang violence, during his incarceration William Lopez began to turn his life around through education.
