Jeb Bush's 'Disgraceful' private youth detention centre should close, says grand jury

[malaise]

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jul/27/g4s-florida-juvenile-detention-centre-grand-jury
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G4S, the controversial British outsourcing firm behind the disastrous security provision at the London Olympics, has been accused of running a “disgraceful” juvenile detention centre in Florida.

The Highlands Youth Academy (HYA) in Avon Park, a facility for young men aged 16 to 19 that was the site of a riot involving more than 130 children two years ago, was described as “a disgrace to the state of Florida” by a grand jury report that called for it to be closed down.

The excoriating 21-page report, unsealed last week, details a string of criticisms, including dilapidated buildings, unclean sanitary facilities, undertrained and poorly equipped staff and failure to report incidents of children escaping.

“What we have discovered at the Highlands Youth Academy simply cannot be what our Legislature and state leaders have intended for our juvenile justice system,” the jurors wrote. “While the citizens are essentially being ripped off – the juveniles are being even more poorly served. The Highlands Youth Academy should cease to exist.”

The grand jury said that some of the facility’s buildings had roof and water damage caused by hurricanes in 2004 that had never been repaired.
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Remember who gave them this contract - that scumbag wants to be President

[Hydra]

1. The Republican stimulus plan

Cronyism and embezzlement via such. Worked for Cheney, right?

[Thespian2]

2. Jeb

the disaster that keeps on giving...As gov in Florida, his admin seemed to be geared to screwing as many poor people, blacks, latinos...anyone they could screw to make sure the GREEDY BASTARDS who own him could become even richer...Another member of the Bush Cartel stomping on the helpless...

[Cosmic Kitten]

3. For Profit Incarceration....

The intersection of social injustice and economic injustice

[malaise]

6. +1,000 - it is madness n/t

[OriginalGeek]

4. Man I live not too far from there

less than an hour drive I think

And I have never heard of this detention center...

They sure do a good job of hiding their bullshit.


edit~ Hour an 20 minutes - and I've driven through it many times as my company has a branch a little farther south...

[d_legendary1]

5. I live in Florida too and never heard of this

I used to make deliveries to Avon Park on Tuesdays and Thursdays many moons ago. But then again Avon Park is a small town in the middle of no where so it would be the perfect place to stash a detention center.

On a related story (or not) you can drive an hour from there heading west and visit the monkey farm in Labelle that has similar problems.

http://www.bradenton.com/2015/05/18/5804421/florida-monkey-farms-under-scrutiny.html

[malaise]

7. Yes they do

They know why they don't want you to see this.