Research summary: Negative Effects of Isolating Juveniles in Correctional Facilities

This study examined the negative effects of isolating juveniles in correctional facilities and the need to institute national standards for treatment of these juveniles while incarcerated as well as ensuring their rights to post-disposition (post-sentencing) representation. Through a pilot project, the effect of greater access to post-disposition legal counsel by juveniles in two New Jersey counties was evaluated.

This research summary, prepared by the AIA Academy of Architecture for Justice (AAJ) in 2014, is adapted from:
Author: Sandra Simkins, Clinical Professor, Director of Clinical Programs and Co-Director of the Children’s Justice Clinic at Rutgers-Camden School of Law, New Jersey; Marty Beyer, PhD, Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare Consultant; and Lisa M. Geis, graduate fellow, Rutgers-Camden School of Law, New Jersey
Article Title: The Harmful Use of Isolation in Juvenile Facilities: The Need for Post-Disposition Representation
Publisher: Washington University Law
Publication: Journal of Law and Policy
Publication Type: Refereed Journal
Date of Publication: 2012
Volume: 38
Issue: 1/8
Pages: 241-287