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Fourth lawsuit alleges brutal child abuse at Alabama youth facility

A fourth lawsuit accuses Camp SAYLA of systemic child abuse due to severe oversight failures.

October 2, 2025

Young unidentifiable teenage boy holding the wired garden at the correctional institute in black and white, conceptual image of juvenile delinquency, focus on the boys hand.

Lawsuit: Alabama teens abused, forced to fight at state-funded youth camp

Lawsuits describe Camp SAYLA as a “house of horrors” where children suffered brutal abuse, including being beaten and forced into a staff-created “bounty system.”

July 31, 2025

Gov. Ivey awards grant for Juvenile Justice Summit

The state is administering the grant using funds made available by the U.S. Department of Justice.

July 26, 2024

Pilot program to aid incarcerated individuals get government ID

The lack of identification for incarcerated individuals once they leave a correctional facility has profound effects.

September 12, 2022