incarcerated in privately owned facilities. off evening times for minor offenses. florida is leading the way having privatized its entire 183 million dollar juvenile commitment system. one of the biggest corporations running these facilities is youth services international. ysi currently has 14 locations nationwide and eight of them are in practice. and in theory, ys and similar facilities are a place for young people to be reformed and learn from their mistakes and prepare for a different kind of life upon release. in reality, they are anything but that. there are numerous reports of squalid living conditions, rodent infestations, sexual assault. even keeping youths beyond their release date to generate revenue. 18-year-old brian alexander died of pneumonia because prison staff refused to help him seek medical treatment. according to police reports, guards accused the teen of faking it and forced him to do pushups in his own vomit. a young boy from the thompson
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