Opening of new Washington juvenile detention center delayed due to issues like "hiring staff"...because it's been proven these are not safe or healthy environments...not even guards want to be there!! kiro7.com/news/local/ope…
No place for kids. This is awful.
"Former Maryland juvenile detention center employee sexually abused 69 boys, lawsuit claims" cbsnews.com/baltimore/news… via @wjz
The hits on juvenile detention keep coming.
SUN: Over 60 men accuse former DJS employee of abuse at Baltimore Co. youth detention foxbaltimore.com/news/local/men…
Juvenile Detention Center charged for facilitating "gladiator fights" between youth and their care. 140 victims between 12 and 18.
Check out this article: cnn.com/2025/03/04/us/…
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"The increased and unnecessary use of secure detention exposes troubled young
people to an environment that more closely resembles adult prisons and jails than
the kinds of community and family-based interventions proven to be most effective."
Then WHY?
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