Colorado juvenile detention centers need better surveillance, ombudsman finds

Colorado's Division of Youth Services has undergone changes, including making facilities less like Spring Creek in El Paso County less like jails. A bill in the General Assembly this year aims to reduce recidivism. (Image courtesy Division of Youth Corrections) — Colorado’s Division of Youth Services has undergone changes, including making facilities less like Spring Creek in El Paso County less like jails. A bill in the General Assembly this year aims to reduce recidivism. (Image courtesy Division of Youth Corrections)

By Sam Tabachnik | stabachnik@denverpost.com | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: July 30, 2024 at 10:51 AM MDT | UPDATED: July 30, 2024 at 4:28 PM MDT

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Colorado’s juvenile detention centers lack important surveillance tools when determining whether staff justifiably use physical restraints on teens in their care, according to a new report issued Tuesday.

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