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Highlands Youth Academy
Formerly Avon Park Youth Academy
Also known as Highland Youth Academy
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Avon Park, Florida
Highlands Youth Academy is a program in Avon Park, Florida, operated by TrueCore Behavioral Solutions.
About Highlands Youth Academy
It was run by G4S under a 5-year, $40 million Department of Juvenile Justice contract.source
As Avon Park Youth Academy
Nothing on record is dated to these years yet.
As Highlands Youth Academy
Incidents on record
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July 2015 Investigation
A grand jury report called for closing Highlands Youth Academy, citing a riot, escapes, run-down buildings and security failures.source
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Ownership
- G4s Youth Services LLC
- TrueCore Behavioral Solutions
Names
- Avon Park Youth Academy
Documents
From the Unsilenced archive
67 documents about Highlands Youth Academy that Unsilenced collected and Kids Over Profits does not hold a copy of. They open on Unsilenced's Google Drive. Their whole folder: Avon Park Youth Academy.
Documents
- 2001_02_02___Justice_Department_highlights_juvenile_offender_programs.pdf
- 2001_02_02___Justice_Department_touts_program_for_teen_offenders.pdf
- 2001_03_02___Boys_escape_from_juvenile_facility.pdf
- 2001_10_03___21_arrested_in_fray_at_youth_facilty.pdf
- 2002_07_04___Foley_seeks__2_million_for_bombing_range_bridge.pdf
- 2003_02_28___Avon_Park_Youth_Academy_nears_5th_birthday.pdf
- 2004_10_08___Woman_accused_of_sex_with_detainees.pdf
- 2009_01_28___Teen_collapses__dies_while_playing_hoops_at_state_juvenile_facility.pdf
- 2013_08_19___18_buildings_destroyed_in_detention_riot.pdf
- 2013_08_19___7_juveniles_hurt_in_detention_riot.pdf
- 2013_08_19___Juvenile_inmates_riot_after_basketball_game_bet_of_servings_of_soup.pdf
- 2013_08_19___Riot_at_juvenile_detention_facility.pdf
- 2013_08_19___Riot_at_Polk_County_juvenile_center_destroys_18_buildings_Part_1 (1).pdf
- 2013_08_19___Riot_at_Polk_County_juvenile_center_destroys_18_buildings_Part_1.pdf
- 2013_08_19___Riot_at_Polk_County_juvenile_center_destroys_18_buildings_Part_2 (1).pdf
- 2013_08_19___Riot_at_Polk_County_juvenile_center_destroys_18_buildings_Part_2.pdf
- 2013_08_20___Juvenile_center_calls__It_s_a_full_blown_riot.pdf
- 2013_08_20___Juvenile_center_riot_911_call_Everyone_is_fighting___Part_1.pdf
- 2013_08_20___Juvenile_center_riot_911_call_Everyone_is_fighting___Part_2.pdf
- 2013_08_20___Noodle_peril.pdf
- 2013_08_20___To_spark_riot_at_youth_facility_take_3_cups_of_soup.pdf
- 2013_08_21___First_arrest_made_in_juvenile_center_riot_as_state_inspectors_investigate.pdf
- 2013_08_21___Officials_planning_to_tour_site_of_riot.pdf
- 2013_08_21___Officials_planning_to_tour_site_of_riot_.pdf
- 2013_08_21___Officials_to_visit_juvenile_facility.pdf
- 2013_08_21___Youth_facility_damage_less_than_expected.pdf
- 2013_08_26___Riot_suspect_now_accused_of_hitting_guard.pdf
- 2014_06_11___Teen_pleads_guilty_in_accidental_shooting.pdf
- 2015_03_08___Inside_the_academy.pdf
- 2015_07_22___Miserable_conditions_Part_1.pdf
- 2015_07_22___Miserable_conditions_Part_2.pdf
- 2015_07_22___Report_blasts_juvenile_facility_Part_1.pdf
- 2015_07_22___Report_blasts_juvenile_facility_Part_2.pdf
- 2015_07_22___State_attorney_sheriff_blast_youth_academy.pdf
- 2015_07_23___After_riot_juvenile_facility_in_Polk_still_plagued_by_woes_report_says.pdf
- 2015_07_26___DJJ_says_Youth_Academy_is_effective.pdf
- 2015_07_29___Grand_jury__State_soft_on_delinquents_Part_1.pdf
- 2015_07_29___Grand_jury__State_soft_on_delinquents_Part_2.pdf
- 2016_02_10___Mom_joins_teen_who_accidentally_shot_daughter_to_help_teach_forgiveness.pdf
- 2016_10_10___Juvenile_arrested_in_Avon_Park_Youth_Academy.pdf
- 2016_10_10___Teen_at_state_juvenile_facility_in_Polk_faces_battery__other_charges.pdf
- 2017_04_19___Changing_of_the_guard_at_children_s_welfare_group_Part_1.pdf
- 2017_04_19___Changing_of_the_guard_at_children_s_welfare_group_Part_2.pdf
- 2017_10_15___An_officer_used_a_broom_to_beat_juveniles_into_submission.pdf
- 2017_10_15___Criminal_History_Horrible_Work_History__Florida_juvenile_justice_hire_you___Part_1.pdf
- 2017_10_15___Criminal_History_Horrible_Work_History__Florida_juvenile_justice_hire_you___Part_2.pdf
- 2017_10_15___Criminal_History_Horrible_Work_History__Florida_juvenile_justice_hire_you___Part_3.pdf
- 2017_10_15___Fight_Club_Part_1 (1).pdf
- 2017_10_15___Fight_Club_Part_1.pdf
- 2017_10_15___Fight_Club_Part_2 (1).pdf
- 2017_10_15___Fight_Club_Part_2.pdf
- 2017_10_15___Fight_Club_Part_3 (1).pdf
- 2017_10_15___Fight_Club_Part_3.pdf
- 2017_10_15___Fight_Club_Part_4.pdf
- 2017_10_15___Fight_Club_Part_5.pdf
- 2017_10_16___Bad_hires_mete_out_beatings__favors__sex_Part_1.pdf
- 2017_10_16___Bad_hires_mete_out_beatings__favors__sex_Part_2.pdf
- 2017_10_29___Squalid_violent_juvenile_detention_system_gets_what_it_pays_for.pdf
- 2017_11_04___Squalid_violent_juvenile_detention_system_gets_just_what_it_pays_for.pdf
- 2018_01_28___A_call_to_action_on_Florida_public_records.pdf
- 2019_10_31___Highlands_Youth_Academy_closes_with_contract_expiration_Part_1.pdf
- 2019_10_31___Highlands_Youth_Academy_closes_with_contract_expiration_Part_2.pdf
- 2021_10_17___Detained_Florida_youth_rioted_Part_1.pdf
- 2021_10_17___Detained_Florida_youth_rioted_Part_2.pdf
- 2021_10_17___Detained_Florida_youth_rioted_Part_3.pdf
- 2021_10_17___Sordid_history_of_death_and_abuse_Part_1.pdf
- 2021_10_17___Sordid_history_of_death_and_abuse_Part_2.pdf
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Reference and research
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