Colorado state officials keep hundreds of children in juvenile detention for longer than law allows, lawsuit alleges

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Colorado state officials keep hundreds of children in juvenile detention for longer than law allows, lawsuit alleges - Lemmy.World

Lemmy

I really don’t get how this happens in both juvie and adult prisons. Just open the door? I get that there is some transfer of custody maybe but keeping them in prison is unacceptable. The failsafe should not be “keep them in jail”, it should be “let them out”. Maybe this will help the jail system clean up their act. Judges usually get very ornery when their orders are not followed. Why not in this case? Why don’t they start holding officials in contempt?