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Hawaii Juvenile Gay Bashing Enjoined
Loaded on March 15, 2007
published in Prison Legal News
March, 2007, page 28
A federal court in Hawaii issued a preliminary injunction, prohibiting harassment, abuse, discrimination and isolation of juvenile detainees who are, or are perceived to be, lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender (LGBT).
Filed under:
Gay/Lesbian,
Failure to Protect (General),
Staffing,
Preliminary Injunctions/TRO's,
Juveniles.
Location:
Hawaii.
The Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility (HYCF) is a secure juvenile detention facility ?existing in a state of chaos? in …
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