The Senate passed legislation Thursday allotting $100 million to settle claims with the hundreds of people who’ve said they were sexually or physically abused as children while held at the state’s former Youth Development Center.
Advocates and attorneys have warned lawmakers that excluding emotional abuse and refusing to increase caps will discourage many victims from using the fund.
The New Hampshire Senate is poised to vote on a bill Thursday that would create a settlement process for more than 550 people suing for decades of alleged abuse by employees of the Youth Detention Center, but some victims and advocates said the bill falls short.
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The New Hampshire Senate passed two bills protecting victims of human trafficking on Thursday. Both received bipartisan support and passed on the consent calendar without discussion.