US: Teens in Solitary Confinement

Youths Suffer Serious Harm From Weeks, Months in 'Lock-Down'
http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/10/10/us-teens-solitary-confinement

Young people are held in solitary confinement in jails and prisons across the United States, often for weeks or months at a time. The isolation of solitary confinement causes anguish, provokes serious mental and physical health problems, and works against rehabilitation for teenagers.