VIEWPOINT | South Dakota must stop putting children in solitary confinement
Guest column by Samantha Chapman, ACLU of South Dakota
Imagine being locked in a small room, no larger than a bathroom. No windows. No fresh air. No one to talk to.
You eat. You sleep. You stare at the walls. With virtually no human contact inside this cramped space, few things distinguish one hour, one day, one week or one month from the next.
This is the reality for children held in solitary confinement at juvenile detention centers across South Dakota.
This punishment, however, doesn’t fit the crime.
