American juvenile detention centers face one scandal after another

https://ghostarchive.org/archive/uRKO0, if you’re paywalled or region-blocked.

… During a site visit, [U.S. District Judge Shelly Dick] reportedly witnessed minors handcuffed while playing cards and eating meals. She also found officials were not providing proper medical care, and that guards were withholding family visits.

“Virtually every promise that was made was broken,” Dick said from the bench, referring to the state’s past assurances that the teens would be safe and have access to rehabilitation services at the prison. …