The state on Thursday settled a lawsuit alleging serious problems with its juvenile detention system. One report called Ohio’s use of solitary confinement “unconstitutional on its face.”
The Department of Youth Services said the settlement calls for as much as $30 million in additional annual spending and hiring more than 100 extra guards.
The state will also hire additional psychologists, nurses, social workers and teachers, improve its off-hours programs for children and revamp its program for sex offenders.
The settlement ends legal challenges that began in 2004 with allegations of excessive force being used against girls at the Scioto Juvenile Correctional Facility.
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