At most, detention centres should be used as a transfer point while the kids are placed in something along the lines of group homes. A web search informs me that when a child is taken from an abusive home environment, the average time to place them in foster care is about 48 hours. Other than callous indifference, I can’t see any reason why an unaccompanied minor should be in a Carrizo-type facility any longer than that.
Boru
Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson