A federal suit filed Wednesday contends that 16- and 17-year-olds are often placed in solitary confinement in Onondaga County’s jail in violation of the U.S. Constitution and federal education laws.
The action alleges that, in addition to violating the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments and the Disabilities Education Act, the assignment of juveniles to solitary subjects them to the risk of permanent mental damage.
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