In the aftermath of a former juvenile corrections officer’s conviction for sexual abuse of a minor , a couple of attorneys have filed a lawsuit with the demand that the District not only pays damages, but implements policies in alignment with national standards, and increases transparency at D.C.’s Youth Services Center (YSC).

On Tuesday morning, while surrounded by a group that included local organizers, children advocates and at least one former YSC resident, Bernadette Armand and Elizabeth Paige White announced their civil rights action against Kelvin Powell, the former juvenile corrections officer, as well as Sam Abed, director of the D.C. Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS), D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, and the D.C. Office of the Attorney General (OAG).

Each party, Arm

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