Tag: Juvenile corrections
Victim’s negligence cited as defense in youth abuse case
CONCORD, N.H. — Attorneys for New Hampshire's state-run youth detention center are suggesting that a man who claims he was physically and sexually assaulted...
Prosecutor sending kids to Boys, Girls Clubs for 2nd chances
INDIANAPOLIS — The Marion County prosecutor has begun a pilot program that refers certain juvenile offenders to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Indianapolis....
States grapple with closing youth detention centers
CONCORD, N.H. — As states from California to Maine consider drastic changes to youth detention centers, New Hampshire is grappling with its own facility...
Teen in shootout with Florida deputies ordered held
DELAND, Fla. — A 14-year-old girl wounded in a shootout with Florida deputies last week after she and a 12-year-old boy escaped a juvenile...
Egypt officials: Fire at juvenile detention kills 6 children
CAIRO — A fire broke out Thursday at a juvenile detention center in the capital of Cairo, killing at least six children, Egyptian officials...
Sex abuse class-action suit tossed, individual claims stand
CONCORD, N.H. — A judge on Wednesday dismissed a class action lawsuit involving 300 people who allege decades of abuse at New Hampshire’s youth...
As prisons close, communities look to repurpose buildings
One shuttered prison in Connecticut has been repurposed for document storage. Another is used to process and train newly hired correction officers. A third...
Arrested NH youth center workers described as ‘hit squad’
CONCORD, N.H. — Four former youth detention center workers charged in connection with the rape of a teenage boy were known as the “hit...
Judge deciding whether to dismiss youth sex abuse case
CONCORD, N.H. — The lawyer for the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit alleging decades of abuse at New Hampshire’s youth detention center accused the...
Could solitary confinement on Rikers Island be laid to rest?
NEW YORK — Even with Rikers Island under renewed scrutiny for prisoner neglect and abuses, a transgender prisoner named Layleen Polanco died there in...
