By John Vibes Not until enough children spoke out about group and individual strip searches did anyone inside this abusive system raise an eyebrow.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – A new family court building in Philadelphia is being accused of indiscriminately strip searching children who entered the premises. Children involved in both criminal and non-criminal cases were searched, including children who were wrapped up in the court system simply because they were victims of sexual abuse. For them, their encounter at the court inflicted deeper trauma on an allready painfull situation.
The inappropriate strip searches were the result of an error in policy that instructed sheriff’s deputies …read more