NC Advocacy Group Reports Youth in Solitary Confinement; State Denies It

Five juvenile detention centers in North Carolina keep youth locked in cells nearly all day, according to a new report from Disability Rights North Carolina. The findings were based on nearly 400 interviews with youth in juvenile detention between July 2024 and August 2025. The state denies the characterization, but advocates say the practice constitutes solitary confinement under any reasonable definition.