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Article: Putting profits over safety; Grand jury issues scathing report regarding girls maximum-security prison in West Palm Beach
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- Westside Gazette
- Article date:
- March 17, 2004
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A scathing report released after a 16-week grand jury probe found that Premier Behavioral Solutions Inc., the Coral Gables-based firm contracted to operate the Florida Institute for Girls in suburban West Palm Beach failed to protect the inmates while allowing dangerous circumstances to fester as state officials fiddled around.
Since it opened three years ago, more than 150 allegations of criminal wrongdoing, ranging from unlawful sexual activity to excessive use of force and inadequate supervision have been leveled against the 100-bed maximum-security prison for juveniles between the ages of 13-18.
Among the more egregious problems that occurred at the prison were a number of violent ...