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Pine Hills Correctional Facility

ACLU Says Teen Tortured at Montana Prison

December 30, 2009October 20, 2015 James Ridgeway and Jean Casella
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This story out of Montana tells an all too common story: A boy who suffered extensive abuse in childhood, and was diagnosed with depression and PTSD, landed in a state juvenile facility; when he fought with corrections officers there, he was sentenced to 5 years and sent to an adult prison; once there, he was deemed a discipline […]