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LATE 90'S00'S 2006
Following national and local legislation, youth detention rates increase significantly. Roughly
3,800 New York youth are sent to large prisons far from their families each year. By 2000, Youth incarceration peaks nationwide, with more than 108,000 children locked up across the country.
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A 15-year-old boy, Darryl Thompson, dies in state custody while being physically restrained by two guards at the Tryon Boys Residential Center in
Johnstown, New York. His death sparks outcries from families, young people, and activists in New York.
The same year, the
ACLU & Human
Rights Watch publish a report which details abuse and neglect at New
York's high security prisons for girls.
