Jason A. Botkins represents Shenandoah Valley Juvenile Center Commission in a class action lawsuit alleging excessive use of force, discrimination on the basis of race and national origin, and inadequate mental health care, all in violation of the United States Constitution. A U.S. District Court Judge has dismissed all claims of the lawsuit.
Filed in October 2017, the suit initially detailed alleged use of excessive force and solitary confinement of immigrant chldren as young as 14.