Politics & Government
ACLU Colorado And Public Defenders Oppose Raising Juvenile Detention Bed Cap
"The fact of the matter is that we are failing our children," deputy public defender Nicole Duncan said.
On any given day, there are about 170 kids in Colorado's youth detention facilities. Some are accused of violent crimes; others are facing allegations for misdemeanor offenses, but most shouldn't be there at all says deputy public defender Nicole Duncan.
"Colorado is detaining abused and neglected children in jail rather than providing them with services outside of detention," she told CBS Colorado. "The fact of the matter is that we are failing our children."
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