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Ismael "Izzy" Nazario counted 300 days in solitary confinement while he was in and out of New York City's Rikers Island as a teenager ... before he was convicted of a crime.

A new animation from The Center for Investigative Reporting, "The Box," illustrates his experience – one of thousands of teens who are placed in solitary confinement cells in juvenile halls, jails and prisons across the country every year.

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The Box: Teens in Solitary Confinement in U.S. Jails, Prisons and Juvenile Halls Every year, thousands of teens are placed in solitary confinement cells in juvenile halls, jails and prisons nationwide. This animation tells the story of Is...

Thousands of incarcerated teenagers across the U.S. are held in solitary confinement every day, often without being convicted of a crime. http://bit.ly/MrCDMM

Questioning solitary confinement for teens at Rikers Island Thousands of incarcerated teenagers across the U.S. are held in solitary confinement every day, often without being convicted of a crime. Whether they are in jails, prisons or juvenile halls, the punishment is about the same: 23 hours a day in a small cell with minimal human contact.