Prisons For Rape

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In May 13, 2014 youth prisoners’ records indicated that Walnut grove was one of the top worst prisons facilities’ for rape. Walnut grove youth correctional facility, the Numbers of prisoners held a capacity of 1,450 prisoners. The basics was effort were underway to clean up and clear out the facility the article stated, “a cesspool of unconstitutional and inhuman acts” visited upon children as young as 13 years of age. Evidence was gathered and reported by the Justice Department and had a law suit by the ACLU and Southern Poverty Law Center “paints a picture of such horror as should be unrealized anywhere in the civilized world.” Now youth’s rulings are totally different. While some youths get brutally beat, rape they also lack medical care.

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