Nine lawsuits are being filed against private contractors operating Arkansas state juvenile detention centers, accusing them of covering up child sex abuse.
In 2016, Lorenzo Lewis of Little Rock started The Confess Project, a nonprofit that uses barbers and barbershops to help young Black men open up about mental health concerns.
Children in Arkansas’ youth lockups over the last year were sexually assaulted, denied access to requisite therapy services and improperly isolated for extended periods, an Advocate investigation has found.