Read the rest of this press release from Disability Law Colorado or you can go straight to the “Bound and Broken” report

Denver, CO – Violence in Colorado’s Division of Youth Corrections (DYC) facilities has risen dramatically in recent years, and the common use of punitive measures, including pain compliance, knee strikes, solitary confinement, and a full-body straitjacket called the WRAP have created a culture of violence that is failing Colorado’s troubled youth, according to a new report released today by the Colorado Child Safety Coalition.

Bound and Broken: How DYC’s Culture of Violence is Hurting Colorado’s Kids and What to Do About It includes new findings, photos, case studies, and policy recommendations, including a call for a pilot program in DYC based on the Missouri Approach, a highly-successful model used by several states that has resulted in safer facilities with far fewer assaults against both staff and youth, while maintaining low recidivism rates and high educational outcomes…..