Articles Tagged With 'Juvenile Prisons'

In Some States, Incarcerated Kids Get Drugged to Alter Behavior, Despite Risks

by Marian Wang
ProPublica, Oct. 5, 2010, 8:13 a.m.

In some states, antipsychotic drugs used to treat bipolar disorder and schizophrenia are prescribed to incarcerated youth for mood disorders and aggressive behavior.

Justice Department Sat on Youth Suicide Study

by A.C. Thompson
ProPublica, Feb. 12, 2009, 9:57 a.m.