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• Glen Mills Reform School Abuse Problems Highlight “Broken Model” for Juvenile Delinquents: Editorial

  May 2, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  In the wake of the closing of Glen Mills reform school in Pennsylvania, some are calling for an end to all juvenile delinquent reform schools, due to concerns over the risk of abuse.

• Glen Mills School Abuse Lawsuits Seek Class Action Status for Thousands of Students

  April 18, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  Two class action lawsuits have been filed on behalf of thousands of students who were abused at Glen Mills reform school in Pennsylvania, indicating that "barbaric abuse continued unchecked" due to a callous disregard for the safety and well-being of youth.

• Reform School Abuse Results in Emergency Removal of Boys from Glen Mills School in Pennsylvania

  April 10, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  Pennsylvania officials have removed the last boys from Glen Mills reform school, saying that boys there were at risk of abuse and injury.

• Chocolate Makers Face Class Action Lawsuits Filed Over “Worst Forms of Child Labor”

  October 16, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  Three class action lawsuits acuse Hershey's Nestle, and Mars of knowingly buying chocolate from farms using child slave labor.

• Pediatrician Child Abuse Settlement Results in $123M for Nearly 900 Victims

  December 12, 2012

  Irvin Jackson

  About $123 million will be divided among roughly 900 child abuse victims, who were assaulted by a Delaware pediatrician for...

• Wrongful Death Settlement of $5M with NY Over Austistic Boy’s Death

  October 7, 2011

  Staff Writers

  The family of a teenage boy who died while in state care has reached a $5 million wrongful death settlement...

• Daycare Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed After Two Year Old Dies in Hot Van

  September 6, 2010

  Staff Writers

  The driver at a Florida daycare center who left a two-year-old to die in a hot van has been charged...

• Delaware Pediatrician Charged with Child Abuse Involving 100 Patients

  February 26, 2010

  Staff Writers

  A grand jury has indicted a Delaware pediatrician on charges that he sexually assaulted more than 100 children over the...

• Daycare Lawsuit Filed Over Death of 2 Yr Old Found in Back Seat of Van

  July 24, 2009

  AboutLawsuits

  A Pennsylvania wrongful death lawsuit was filed this week against a day care facility in Bucks County over the hypothermia...

• Child Abuse at Schools and Institutions Linked to Improper Use of Restraint

  May 20, 2009

  AboutLawsuits

  A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) describes hundreds disturbing reports involving serious injuries and even deaths...