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Just days after publication of the newspapers' investigation, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine launched a task force to examine the Department of Youth Services and the state's juvenile justice system.
In 2004, Ohio got sued over youth prison conditions: violence, poor health care, use of force and solitary confinement. The U.S. Department of Justice, which oversees civil rights violations ...
An investigation into Ohio's juvenile detention centers and youth prisons won the prestigious Scripps Howard Journalism Award for Local/Regional Investigative Reporting on Sunday.. The eight-month ...
It is located where U.S. Route 30 and Ohio Route 21 intersect. [6] Former facilities: Mohican Juvenile Correctional Facility (Hanover Township, Ashland County, near Perrysville) - Located in the Mohican State Forest, between Cleveland and Columbus. [7] Housed the Louis Bromfield High School; Maumee Youth Center (Liberty Center) - Closed in 2001 ...
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Juvenile detention centers in the United States, prisons for people under the age of 21, often termed juvenile delinquents, to which they have been sentenced and committed for a period of time, or detained on a short-term basis while awaiting trial or placement in a long-term care program.
The mission of the Campaign for Youth Justice is to end the practice of prosecuting, sentencing and incarcerating youth (under 18) in the adult criminal justice system. CFYJ also seeks to promote research-based, developmentally appropriate rehabilitative programs and services for youth as an alternative to the adult criminal justice system. [2]
Two decades ago, Ohio had about 2,000 children incarcerated in 10 youth prisons. The state shuttered prisons and shifted to providing services at the local level.