This blog originally appeared on the website of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights in Oakland, California. I am a mother of four children living in Pico Rivera, California. In my daily life, I work as an interpreter, lead a girl scout troop, and take my girls to volleyball practice, karate, and Aztec dance classes. But a part of me is always with my oldest son, who is locked away in the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ). The DJJ and their abuse of solitary confinement practices has scarred my son forever; will you help me stop the abuse? My son is not a tough kid and wasn’t ready for the...