$20 Million Allocation for Dozier Survivors Marks Historic Call to Action for Legal Community June 22, 2024 Attorneys who pushed legislators to compensate abuse victims at Florida youth “reform schools” of the past urge lawyers to stop history from repeating itself in residential treatment facilities of the present. Governor Ron DeSantis has signed the Dozier School for Boys and Okeechobee School Victim Compensation bill (HB 21), initiating a $20 million allocation to […] Read More
“Legal Blind Spots:” Attorney and Champion for the Rights of RTF Victims Comments on Newly Released Congressional Report June 14, 2024 The report on abuses in youth residential treatment facilities highlights two lawsuits in which LPR Attorney Caleb Cunningham represents victims of abuse and discrimination. On Wednesday, the Senate Committee on Finance published its report “Warehouses of Neglect: How Taxpayers Are Funding Systemic Abuse in Youth Residential Treatment Facilities.” The report references two lawsuits against residential […] Read More
Kentucky Juvenile Justice Facilities Face Allegations of Abuse May 16, 2024 The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has launched a civil rights investigation into Kentucky’s juvenile justice facilities. This investigation will examine the conditions and practices within these centers, which have raised significant concerns regarding the treatment of juveniles. The investigation is led by the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the […] Read More