'Punk Prison' May Close in Michigan
The Detroit Free Press has a report on abuse at a privately owned juvenile prison. The Governor is trying to close the facility.
Since its opening in 1999, though, parents of inmates have alleged physical, sexual and mental abuse at the Michigan Youth Correctional Facility in Baldwin. A watchdog agency has accused the Florida-based GEO Group Inc., which owns and operates the prison, of neglecting inmates' health, education and rehabilitation. One sign of trouble, critics say, is the high number of suicide attempts from last October through March.
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