In one instance, five youth in a detention center were strip-searched because one of them might have been charging a vape pen in a computer classroom, the review found. In another instance, a 14-year-old boy was held in a room by himself for more than 10 hours until he consented to a strip search. Another time, a youth was strip-searched three times in one day because staff believed he possessed drug paraphernalia, the report found.

Nothing was found during any of those searches, the office reported.

If prisoners don’t like something, it will be used as a punishment and means of compliance.

This is psychological torture, and it’s not just an issue when it’s happening to children, it shouldn’t be happening to anyone

The stress and trauma are just making it even more likely they reoffend.