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Date: November 22, 2024 Fri
Time: 11:34 am
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1 results foundAuthor: American Civil Liberties Union of California Title: Toxic Treatment: The Abuse of Tear Gas Weapons in California Juvenile Detention Summary: Pepper spray, formally known as aerosolized oleoresin capsicum or "OC spray," is so toxic and dangerous that it is classified and regulated under state law as a form of tear gas. It can cause not only intense pain, but also blistering of the skin, respiratory arrest, and even an increased risk of strokes and heart attacks; its psychological and emotional impacts are uncertain. And yet, it is alarmingly overused in California's juvenile detention facilities, including against youth as young as 12 and those in psychiatric crises. This ACLU Foundations of California report, the result of reviewing 10,465 documents, is the first to detail the use of these toxic chemical agents in state and county juvenile detention facilities. It finds that state and county officials used it more than 5,000 times between January 2015 and March 2018 against children and youth in juvenile facilities in 26 counties and in state facilities overseen by the Division of Juvenile Justice. The number of incidents for that time period for the state would likely be much higher, but 13 additional counties that allow pepper spray to be used in juvenile detention facilities failed to provide data on how often it was utilized. Banning the use of the spray in juvenile facilities is not a new idea - 35 states and seven of California's counties have already done it. The Los Angeles County Probation Department - which oversees one of the largest juvenile justice agencies in the world - is likely to join them soon. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has directed it to eliminate the spray in its juvenile facilities by the end of the year. Details: California: American Civil Liberties Union of California, 2019. 65p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed May 30, 2019 at: https://www.aclusocal.org/en/publications/toxic-treatment-abuse-tear-gas-weapons-california-juvenile-detention Year: 2019 Country: United States URL: https://www.aclusocal.org/sites/default/files/aclu_socal_toxic_treament_report_2019.pdf Shelf Number: 156093 Keywords: California Juvenile Detention Facilities Juvenile Justice OC Spray Pepper Spray Probation Tear Gas |