Articles by Anne Mania

CYA Suit Alleges Abuse of Juveniles

Loaded on Sept. 15, 2002 by Anne Mania published in Prison Legal News September, 2002, page 16

Filed under: Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, Systemic Medical Neglect, Conditions of Confinement, Totality of Conditions, Strip Cells, Lockdowns, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Americans with Disabilities Act, Rehabilitation Act, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Failure to Protect (Juveniles), Education (Juveniles). Location: California.

The California Youth Authority (CYA) houses 6,000 juvenile offenders and was once considered a model for juvenile justice in this country. However, after decades of declining funding and worsening conditions, the California Youth Authority has deteriorated to where severely mentally ill juveniles go untreated, teachers do not show up for ...