Among the many harms of criminalizing and pushing out youth from school for “insubordination” and other non-violent offenses, is the detention centers they can be sent to. The harsh and brutal legacy of AGDSB carries on to present day in numerous detention facilities around the country. Youth are pulled deeper in to the criminal justice system, are more likely to experience mental health problems later on, are subjected to sexual abuse by staff members and more.
“The exhumation will continue in the next several months as an estimated 96 boys died during detention at the AGDSB based on state records.”
“The AGDSB was the subject of several investigations since 2008 aimed at finding if its staff committed abuse in disciplining young detainees there during its operation from 1900 to 2011.”
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