A review of practices inside Cook County’s temporary juvenile detention center found dangerous forms of restraint and isolation, failure to keep adequate records, and “inhumane” treatment of incarcerated teenagers. Many of them struggle with learning disabilities and mental health conditions.
Author Archives: Kelly Garcia
Kelly Garcia is a reporter at Injustice Watch. She previously worked at the Chicago Reader, where she wrote about news and politics. In 2022, the Chicago Journalists Association named her Chicago’s Emerging Journalist of the Year for her reporting on the private music festivals occupying Douglass Park.
