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• More Than A Dozen Reform School Abuse Lawsuits Being Pursued Against Defunct Glen Mills School in Pennsylvania

  February 3, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  Five new lawsuits filed against the former Glen Mills reform school in Pennsylvania claim staffers there both physically and sexually assaulted boys there on a regular basis.

• Class Action Lawsuit Over Glen Mills Reform School Abuse Allowed to Proceed

  January 3, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge is allowing a class action lawsuit against Glen Mills, a now-defunct reform school accused of rampant child abuse, to proceed; rejecting a motion to have the case dismissed.

• Priests At California Catholic High School Abused Children For Decades: Report

  December 4, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  A CNN special report details decades of abuse by priests belonging to the Salesian order at a California high school, and how those events were covered up until the children stepped forward as adults.

• Preventing Childhood Trauma Avoids Health Problems As Adults: CDC

  November 8, 2019

  Martha Garcia

  A CDC study links traumatic events in childhood to health risks later in life.

• Glen Mills Class Action Lawsuit Filed By Parent Of Former Student Abused At Reform School

  June 10, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  A class action lawsuit filed by the parent of a former Glen Mills reform school student claims the administration fostered a culture of abuse which led to her son being beaten repeatedly by staff members.

• 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...