
New Hampshire has sent its most troubled kids to the same juvenile detention center for more than a century. The goal has been to shelter, educate, and nurture kids who break the law instead of sending them to adult jails and prisons.
But now, about 1,300 of those kids have come forward to say they were severely abused by adults in charge. It’s become one of the biggest youth detention scandals in American history – and people are still coming forward.
How did this happen – and how did it finally come to light?
“The Youth Development Center” – a three-part investigative podcast series hosted by Jason Moon of NHPR’s award-winning Document team – brings you answers straight from the people who lived it. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.
Click the image below to read the companion digital story “Failures to Act,” made in collaboration with The Pudding. Learn more about the history of YDC, see archival photos and internal documents, and explore an interactive timeline of the alleged abuse:
To get in touch with “The Youth Development Center” reporting team, email YDC@nhpr.org.
To read more of NHPR’s coverage of the YDC abuse scandal, explore the links below.
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Rep. Ken Weyler is the House's top budget writer. Money for the abuse settlements will play a big role in coming budget negotiations.
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Bradley Asbury, 70, was found guilty in November of holding down a teenage boy while other staff raped him in the late 1990s.
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The verdict in the Bradley Asbury trial marks a major milestone for the state’s sweeping criminal investigation into more than 1,000 claims of child abuse at the state’s juvenile jail and other youth facilities.
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Un profesor del ROTC de Manchester West High School con cargos de intento de tráfico sexual de un menor no tenía credenciales de educador estatal.
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Bradley Asbury is the second former state employee to stand trial in connection to the YDC abuse scandal. The first trial ended in a hung jury, while the state has dropped three other cases.
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Meehan’s lawyers want the high court to help correct what they call a ‘jury error’ that may cut the historic award down to $475,000.
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La Corte Suprema de New Hampshire escucha argumentos sobre si el impuesto a la propiedad educativa del estado es legal
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The revelation highlights the sprawling nature of the YDC abuse scandal, where hundreds of former state employees have been implicated by nearly 1,300 alleged victims.
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It was the first criminal trial resulting from the NH Attorney General’s special investigation into allegations of rampant child abuse allegations within the state’s youth detention system.