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Ending sexual assault in youth detention centers

  • Written by Eileen M. Ahlin, Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice, Pennsylvania State University
Juvenile residents sit in a classroom at detention center in Atlanta.AP Photo/David Goldman

Rampant violence and civil rights abuses in juvenile prisons are prompting calls to shut them down.

In the wake of scandals in 2017 in Texas and Florida where correctional officers were accused of sexually assaulting youth in custody, the issue has drawn...

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