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Testimony ends in a trial over New Hampshire's accountability for youth center abuse
ABC News· 5 days agoJurors who will decide whether to hold New Hampshire accountable for abuse at its youth detention...
The long road to end solitary confinement in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Examiner via Yahoo News· 1 week agoSince that December day in 2022, Hirte has grappled with painful questions about how to protect […]...
Closing arguments made in YDC civil trial
New Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester via Yahoo News· 3 days agoMay 2—The lawyer for a former resident of the Youth Development Center who filed a lawsuit alleging abuse says the state failed miserably in protecting children from emotional, physical and ...
Jury foreperson in New Hampshire youth center abuse trial 'devasted' that award could be slashed
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 day agoJurors on Friday awarded $18 million in compensatory damages and $20 million in enhanced damages to...
Jurors hear closing arguments in landmark case alleging abuse at NH youth center
WCSH 6 Portland· 3 days agoThe plaintiff, David Meehan, went to police in 2017 and sued the state three years later alleging he was brutally beaten, raped, and held in solitary confinement& ...
N.H. jury finds state liable for abuse at youth detention center and awards victim $38M
The Day· 1 day agoBrentwood, N.H. — A New Hampshire jury awarded $38 million to the man who blew the lid off abuse...
When Prison and Mental Illness Amount to a Death Sentence
New York Times· 23 hours agoMarkus Johnson slumped naked against the wall of his cell, skin flecked with pepper spray, his face...
Expert: 'The traumas are right there with him every day'
The Eagle-Tribune· 2 weeks agoIn the more than 20 years since David Meehan was released from the Sununu Youth Services Center in...
LIVE: Youth Development Center abuse trial resumes with more testimony
WMUR New Hampshire· 2 weeks agoTestimony continues Tuesday in the civil trial involving the state's Youth Development Center and...
State attorney cross-examines David Meehan in civil trial
WMUR New Hampshire· 2 weeks agoDavid Meehan was back on the stand Monday in the civil trial for cross-examination.