The lawsuit said state Youth Development Center staff used restraints excessively, including as cover for assaults that left ...

Bradley Asbury, a 70-year-old former YDC house leader, was found guilty in November of holding down Gilpatrick, then 14 years old, in a staircase as two other youth counselors allegedly raped him.

What was once the Florida School for Boys at Okeechobee, will soon be the site of a data center, thanks to a $1.5 million ...

After combing through its books behind closed doors for more than an hour, a legislative budget oversight group gave the YDC abuse claims fund an infusion of $5 million. That’s only a third of ...

Michael Gilpatrick was held at the YDC from 1997 to 2000. He says that while there, he was sexually and physically abused. He filed a civil lawsuit against the state, and the trial was scheduled ...

AND LAWMAKERS ALSO DISCUSSED AN AMENDMENT FOR ATTORNEY FEES AND CLAIMANT PAYOUTS OF THE SETTLEMENT FUND TO BE PA Michael Gilpatrick was held at the YDC from 1997 to 2000. He says that while there ...

In May, the Justice Department announced a statewide investigation into the conditions at all eight youth detention centers and one youth development center run by the DJJ. Please note ...

Then, he saw something on the news, and he realized he wasn't the only person with a story about YDC. Andy gives us a rare glimpse into the black box of the juvenile justice system. Click here to ...

The state’s highest court will hear arguments surrounding David Meehan’s historic $38 million jury award after a civil trial on the abuse he endured at the Youth Development Center in the 1990s.

PADUCAH — The McCracken County Sherriff's Office arrested the Former McCracken Juvenile Justice guard accused of breaking two boys' arms. Security video from the facility showed a nurse failed ...