Kids in New York’s juvenile detention centers were placed in solitary confinement in tiny cells for up to 24 hours a day — some lacking fresh water and a bucket for a toilet — over minor infractions or as a way to deal with staffing issues, a new bombshell lawsuit claims. The class action suit……
NY kids kept in state solitary confinement for months without toilets, new suit claims: ‘Barbaric’
January 10, 2026