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Lawsuit details years of abuse at Illinois youth detention centers

A new scathing lawsuit accused state employees of sexually abusing 95 people while they were children detained in Illinois detention facilities. CBS 2 spoke with several incarceration watchdog groups who said more should be done to allow public access to discipline decisions and personnel records of staff at juvenile detention centers. They said a lack of access creates a cloud of secrecy over the people working directly with children.

Watchdog describes conditions that led to years of abuse in Illinois juvenile detention centers

A new scathing lawsuit accused state employees of sexually abusing 95 people​ while they were children detained in Illinois detention facilities. CBS 2 spoke with several incarceration watchdog groups who said more should be done to allow public access to discipline decisions and personnel records of staff at juvenile detention centers. They said a lack of access creates a cloud of secrecy over the people working directly with children.

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