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Iowa juvenile detention facility ordered to fix treatment issues

By Andrew Maloney amaloney@lawbulletinmedia.com

Posted April 16, 2020 11:47 AM

Chicago lawyers helped secure reforms in treatment and discipline at a juvenile detention facility in Iowa.Lawyers from Ropes & Gray LLP represented a class of minors alleging the Boys State Training School in Eldora, Iowa, violated due process and other rights by failing to provide adequate mental health care and by using solitary confinement and a physical restraint called “the wrap.”U.S. District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose in the Southern District of Iowa late last month ordered the facility to craft more …

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