Gabriel City » Highland Residential Center http://gabrielcity.com Gabriel City is a community for the tens of millions of Americans directly affected by our criminal justice system. We come together to share our stories and help to shape new ones. Inmates and the formerly incarcerated, family members of those serving time, men and women under community supervision, professionals in criminal justice and corrections, and the victims of crime; we support and respect each other as we work to break the endless cycle of crime and incarceration that afflicts our nation. Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:18:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Glimpse into a Troubled Youth Prison http://gabrielcity.com/news-and-journalism/glimpse-into-a-troubled-youth-prison.html http://gabrielcity.com/news-and-journalism/glimpse-into-a-troubled-youth-prison.html#comments Sat, 13 Feb 2010 13:24:54 +0000 hcdmedia http://gabrielcity.com/?p=2958 Edwin, an 18-year old teenager with emotional and behavioral problems, was recently released from the New York youth prison, Highland Residential Center.  Like many of the juveniles who pass through New York youth prisons, Edwin experienced many instances of abuse and mistreatment by the prison staff.  He never felt safe at Highland, and when he left, he was no more rehabilitated then when he had entered it.  The operations at Highland and other youth prisons in New York have been recently brought to public attention by the media, and a state task force has concluded that the youth prisons need to be fixed.

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