LETTER FROM
THE EDITOR
ART STREIBER
Juvenile
Injustice
I
N THIS WEEK’S issue, Chris Kirkham
takes an in-depth look
at a private prison
empire based in Florida.
What he learns about the
Youth Services International
prison system is deeply disturbing — the result of six months
spent scouring thousands of pages of state audits, lawsuits, local police reports and probes by
state and federal agencies, along
with interviews with former employees and prisoners.
In Florida, YSI manages more
than $100 million in contracts.
And despite a record of abuse
and mistreatment at its facilities, the company has continued
to win business in several states.
Unwilling or unable to perform the necessary oversight,
Florida’s Department of Juvenile
HUFFINGTON
11.03.13
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