Some advocacy groups are raising concerns over what’s happening inside the Bon Air Juvenile Correctional Center, Virginia’s only youth prison in Chesterfield County.
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — Some advocacy groups are raising concerns over what’s happening inside the Bon Air Juvenile Correct-ional Center, Virginia’s only youth prison in Chesterfield County.
The facility, under the purview of the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), houses up to 270 people from ages 11-20 who have been convicted of crimes in juvenile court.
Valerie Slater, executive director of RISE for Youth, a non-profit organization that supports court-involved and at-risk children, said she’s worried about the conditions that staff and juveniles are facing.
“We’ve got to say that we care about children, even the children that have gotten in trouble and that we care about the people who are watching over them,” Slater said.
Read the entire article By: Tyler Layne | Posted: Oct 22, 2024
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