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January 8, 2010

Study: 1 in 10 Youths Report Sexual Abuse in Juvenile Facilities
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And a new government survey shows an increasing rate of sexual abuse of
jailed youth in US juvenile prisons and other facilities. According to
the first National Survey of Youth in Custody, one in ten youths
reported sexual abuse by staffers in the previous twelve months. Gay and
lesbian youths reported abuse at a higher rate of one in five. Jamie
Fellner of the US Program at Human Rights Watch said, “The high rates of
victimization are powerful testimony to the failure of governments to
safeguard the boys and girls in their care.”



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