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.
Alabama Department of Youth Services
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.”
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.