The legal action, brought on behalf of seven youths who had been placed at the facility, was filed in federal court in Burlington. It included claims of excessive force, cruel and unusual punishment, and retaliation against people trying to stop the abuse.
A lawsuit filed on behalf of several youths who had been placed in Vermont’s now-closed juvenile detention center alleges widespread neglect, abuse and retaliation by employees who worked in those facilities and those in charge of overseeing them. The.