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California Decides Whether Youth in Detention Should Be Able to Hug Visitors

3/24/2026

‘Touch Starvation:’ California Decides Whether Youth in Detention Should Be Able to Hug Visitors

Jeremy Loudenback

A California bill called the Hug Act would allow youth confined in county-run juvenile detention facilities the right to embrace visitors.

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