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October 27, 2009

Juveniles illegally detained?

A monitor overseeing how juveniles being held on crimes is sharply criticizing state authorities for isolating youths in their rooms, calling the policy illegal. In a report, they say violent juveniles were held in locked rooms or in rooms guarded by staff members.

State authorities take issue with the report and deny many of the allegations, but do say that separating disruptives youths from others is a necessary part of incarcertion. Here is the report and the response from the state:

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Posted by Peter Hermann at 9:54 AM | Permalink | Comments (2)
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"violent juveniles were held in locked rooms or in rooms guarded by staff members".

The poor babies how we feel for their hurt feelings.

Looks to me like some people don't have anything actually constructive to do and instead are poking around for things to disrupt. If these "poor mistreated children" are looking for sympathy they will find it in shorter supply than ever.

Posted by: MrRational | October 27, 2009 4:44 PM

Next thing you know, the rest of the felons will be making the same complaint. So ;et's take them all to Mickey D's and a movie.
Who cares about those whiners? If they were tough enuff to get locked up, they should also be tough enuff to be alone. They must also be skeered of the dark

Posted by: whocares1958 | October 29, 2009 8:04 AM

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Peter Hermann started covering news for The Baltimore Sun in 1990, first in Anne Arundel County and, starting in 1994, reporting on the Baltimore Police Department. In 2001, he was assigned to Jerusalem as the Baltimore Sun's Middle East correspondent. He returned in 2005 as an assistant city editor overseeing crime coverage. In 2008, Peter returned to the beat as a daily reporter and blogger. A recent BBC report featured him in a segment on the harsh realities of covering crime in Baltimore.

Coverage will focus on crime trends, problems in neighborhoods in the city and elsewhere, profiles of victims and police officers and try to offer readers a fresh perspective on one of the most vexing issues facing Baltimore and its future.

Contributing to this blog is Justin Fenton, who joined The Sun in 2005 and has covered the Baltimore City Police Department and the criminal justice system since 2008. His work includes an investigation into Cal Ripken Jr.’s minor league baseball stadium deal with his hometown of Aberdeen, a three-part series chronicling a ruthless con woman, coverage of the killing of five Amish children at a schoolhouse in Nickel Mines, Pa., and a job swap with a British crime reporter to explore differences in crime-fighting. A special report looking into how city police handle rape cases led to sweeping reforms that changed the way sexual assaults are investigated in Baltimore. He was recognized as the best reporter in Baltimore by the City Paper in 2010 and by Baltimore Magazine in 2011.

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