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In 2012, 23 incidents of excessive force were reported at YSI facilities. By comparison, G4S Youth Services — the state’s largest private provider of youth prison beds — generated 21 such reports, despite overseeing nearly three times as many beds. Among the other key findings from HuffPost’s investigation:
The Okeechobee Youth Development Center (formerly known as Eckerd Youth Development Center) is a high-risk residential program that treats male inmates ages 13–21 who are sentenced by the courts. Most inmates stay in the program for 9 to 12 months and it includes a transitional program which includes a less secure "cottage" setting outside of ...
G4S Secure Solutions (USA) is an American/British-based security services company, and a subsidiary of G4S plc. It was founded as The Wackenhut Corporation in 1954, in Coral Gables, Florida , by George Wackenhut and three partners (all former FBI agents).
Youth services is a field of practices within the social services sector in North America.Defined as "programs, activities, and services aimed at providing a range of opportunities for school-aged children, including mentoring, recreation, education, training, community service, or supervision in a safe environment," [1] youth services are a comprehensive series of strategies, activities ...
G4S describes itself as "the world's leading provider of security solutions" [1] and provides security services for over 40 embassies around the world, works as stewards at football stadiums and runs over six British prisons, operates prisoner tagging schemes, assists within the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) in the United Kingdom, and provides administrative roles to the health ...
Kissimmee Youth Academy (Kissimmee, Florida) [10] Palmetto Youth Academy (unincorporated Manatee County) [11] Riverside Academy [12] Staff secure: Brevard Group Treatment Home (unincorporated Brevard County) [13] Britt Halfway House (St. Petersburg) [14] Les Peters Halfway House (Tampa) [15] Mandala (unincorporated Pasco County) [16]
In rural Georgia, a 10-year-old boy left home and walked a mile down the road to another town, where a concerned citizen called law enforcement. Deputies then arrested the boy’s mother, igniting ...
Take the Brooklyn Nets, for example, who are terrible but rank sixth in 3-point attempts per game (40.1), ninth in makes (14.4) and are off to a surprising 4-4 start.