Former Kentucky juvenile detention chief ... - Associated Press News
2 days ago · FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The former superintendent of a Kentucky juvenile detention center that was the site of a riot in 2022 failed to conduct mental health assessments and wrongly accused a teen of getting a handcuff key from a guard before she resigned, according to a newspaper report.. Tonya R. Burton resigned in December as the superintendent of a state juvenile facility in Adair County ...
"Ringleaders" of riot at Westmoreland County juvenile detention center ...
2 days ago · 4 teens charged after riot at Westmoreland County juvenile detention center, police say 02:11. PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — State police in Westmoreland County had to stop what they are calling a riot at ...
Reform, new jobs expected from scaled-down juvenile detention …
1 day ago · In November 2024, the former DYS director told News 5 that scaling down facilities was the first of 26 recommendations to improve safety and outcomes in the state’s juvenile justice system.“It ...
$200M wanted for new juvenile detention center amid ongoing …
2 days ago · The new detention center would hold at least 120 juvenile offenders and have intake, an infirmary, food and laundry facilities, while also work toward consolidating the agency’s facilities into ...
Family voices concerns over teen's treatment at Sioux Falls juvenile ...
5 days ago · WAGNER, S.D. — The grandmother of a 17-year-old boy being held at the Minnehaha County Regional Juvenile Detention Center is voicing concerns over the care he is receiving, the conditions at the ...
Head of KY juvenile detention center faces penalty, quits
Dec 19, 2024 · The longtime superintendent of Kentucky’s most controversial juvenile detention center — the scene of a riot and rape in 2022 — has resigned rather than face disciplinary action, state ...
Juvenile detention abuse allegations are on the rise around the ... - NPR
May 17, 2024 · Christian and dozens of others claim they were sexually abused as children while incarcerated at Illinois juvenile detention centers, as part of a lawsuit recounting decades of allegations of...
Teens kept in isolation cells at Kentucky juvenile detention center ...
Jan 17, 2024 · Two teenage girls held at a troubled Kentucky juvenile center were kept in isolation cells for weeks in unsanitary conditions, including a padded cell with no toilet, a federal class-action lawsuit filed Monday, Jan. 15, 2024, alleges.
More than 190 former detainees allege abuse at Cook County juvenile center
Jul 23, 2024 · Attorneys and former detainees are calling for the closure of the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, alleging in newly filed class-action lawsuits systematic sexual abuse...
200 victims allege child sex abuse in Maryland youth detention ...
Feb 8, 2024 · The latest lawsuit, which was filed Thursday on behalf of 63 plaintiffs, alleges rampant abuse at 15 juvenile detention facilities. Some of them have since closed while others remain in operation.
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