<sod>Juveniles are held in solitary confinement in jails and prisons across the United States, often for days, weeks, months, or even years in order to punish, protect, house, or treat some of the youth held there.no longer than 24 hours in juveniles jails<ref name="ACLU/Human Rights Watch 2012 2">{{cite book|last=ACLU/Human Rights Watch|title=Growing Up Locked Down: Youth in Solitary Confinement in Jails and Prisons in the United States|year=2012|location=United States of America|isbn=1-56432-949-6|page=2|url=http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/us1012ForUpload.pdf}}</ref> There is significant controversy surrounding the use of solitary confinement in cases of juveniles.<eod>
<sod>Juveniles are held in solitary confinement in jails and prisons across the United States, often for days, weeks, months, or even years in order to punish, protect, house, or treat some of the youth held there.<ref name="ACLU/Human Rights Watch 2012 2">{{cite book|last=ACLU/Human Rights Watch|title=Growing Up Locked Down: Youth in Solitary Confinement in Jails and Prisons in the United States|year=2012|location=United States of America|isbn=1-56432-949-6|page=2|url=http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/us1012ForUpload.pdf}}</ref> There is significant controversy surrounding the use of solitary confinement in cases of juveniles.<eod>