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It Was Supposed to Be a Haven for Troubled Teens. They Risked Everything to Escape.

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Investigate This July 30
Were You in Residential Treatment as a Minor? Here Are the Records You’re Entitled To.
This guide is for people impacted by the “troubled teen industry” to investigate abuses inside youth residential treatment facilities.
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The Fox Run Center for Children and Adolescents in Ohio’s Belmont County.
Get Involved July 30
Were You Abused or Neglected in Youth Residential Treatment? We Want to Hear From You.
Help our team continue reporting on dangerous conditions in these facilities. We may also connect you with a journalist in your community.
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St. Louis July 29
Since Death Penalty’s Return 50 Years Ago, Missouri Executes Prisoners at High Rate
Over half of death row prisoners in Missouri have been executed. Nationally, the rate is 18%.
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Redemption Songs July 26
A Cuban Protest Ballad From ICE Detention
Cuban dissident Nilo Gibert Arencibia has been trapped in a Mississippi immigrant detention facility for eight months. Here’s his protest song.
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A photo shows a drawing of a man with medium skin tone smiling. The drawing is placed in a memorial with flowers and lit candles. There are posters hanging above the memorial that read, “This violence is not normal,” and, “We are better than this.”
Closing Argument July 25
How Troubled Law Enforcement Recruits Wind Up With a Badge and Gun
The killing of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero by an ICE agent in Maine is once more highlighting the problems with vetting and training in law enforcement.
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An illustration shows flames behind a prison cell door as smoke billows into a green hallway.
Feature July 24
A Prison on Fire
Designed to help people with serious mental illness, Joliet Treatment Center repeatedly failed to prevent or respond to fires, despite two deaths.
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An illustration shows a White man with a beard sitting on a picnic blanket with two people sitting near him. He is having a flashback to his time as a teen in youth detention, which is visualized as a series of transparent versions of his younger self, next to his adult self. In the background are small figures of children playing.
Life Inside July 24
I Spent 78 Days in a Violent Youth Jail. I Have PTSD for Life.
Vivid flashbacks, extreme anxiety and feelings of isolation continue to plague me 22 years later.
By Joey Heilman
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News July 22
Guide: How to Navigate Perimenopause and Menopause in Prison
Experiencing perimenopause and menopause in prison can be difficult. Here is some practical advice from medical experts and from incarcerated women who have done it.
By Kwaneta Harris and
Were you, or someone you know, waiting in jail for months without an indictment? [Tell us about your experience in this form](https://airtable.com/appbsDMWyBG50OykC/pagmLkjCDCY5aG3Fc/form).
Get Involved July 21
Did You Wait Months for an Indictment in a Mississippi Jail?
The Marshall Project - Jackson wants to hear from you.
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Redemption Songs July 19
‘Music From the Big House’ Frees Blues, Soul and Gospel from the Walls of Angola Prison
Standouts include a version of Lead Belly’s hit “Midnight Special” led by filmmaker Rita Chiarelli and an incarcerated band.
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