Staff at Youth Prison Recount Lockdowns, Turmoil, 24-Hour Shifts

Staff at Youth Prison Recount Lockdowns, Turmoil, 24-Hour Shifts

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Upstate NY youth prison staff reveal nightmare conditions at facility

Workers describe youth who are locked in cells for 23 hours daily without bathrooms, while staff work mandatory 24-hour shifts amid severe understaffing.

‘I’m a Human Rights Violator’: Staff at Youth Prison Recount Lockdowns, Turmoil, 24-Hour Shifts

A years long staffing crisis at state-run facilities has taken its toll on incarcerated kids and the workers who watch over them. Click here for the New York Focus story