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United States: youth detention facilities face increased scrutiny amid a wave of abuse lawsuits
As a teenager almost 20 years ago, Jeffery Christian was sent to a juvenile detention center in southern Illinois. He says he expected to use his time there to grow and change, with the support of the staff around him. "Instead I was sexually abused and neglected," Christian said at a recent press conference. "I learned at too young of an age that the system wasn't going to make me a better man, just hurt me."
Source: NPR (17/05/2024)