Reality Check

A Sun Herald series focused on bringing truth and transparency to local news events. This newsroom-wide project delivers fast facts about the issues that matter to MS Coast residents, and holds officials and institutions accountable.

Staff at KY juvenile jail forced autistic teen to stay in flooded cell, mocked him

Guards laughed at teen boy, refused to let him out of flooded cell for 20-plus hours at McCracken Regional Juvenile Detention Center
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