Name |
Age Of Death |
Location |
Details |
More Info |
Anthony Dumas
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15 yrs old
10/14/2000 |
Lippman Family Center in Broward County, Florida
Run by the Lutheran Services Florida
State funded:
Lutheran Services Florida, a Tampa-based nonprofit organization, runs the 20-bed center under a contract with the state Department of Juvenile Justice.
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On June 12, 2000, hung himself with a leather belt from his bunk bed at the Lippman runaway shelter in Oakland Park. Police reports say three staff members on duty that night all failed to cut him down from the bed, and one snapped pictures of the teen with an instant camera. Anthony was not released from his noose until police arrived. He died after being in a coma for four months.
Three employees on duty that night were suspended without pay. Youth care specialists are not counselors. They handle the day-to-day operations of the residential facility.
They need a high school diploma and must undergo CPR and first-aid training within a year of being hired. In addition to meeting the minimum requirements, the staff who first found Anthony was a certified nursing assistant.
The shelter was not licensed. |
Anthony's Main Page |
| Anthony Green |
15 yrs old
5/21/91 |
Brookhaven Youth Ranch
State funded:
Brookhaven does not accept private referrals. A referral must come from a juvenile probation with whom we have a contract--
-- the Texas Youth Commission or The Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services -- from their website.
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Restrained face down for 15 minutes --Asphyxiation |
Article
Brookhaven Youth Ranch Website |
| Brandon Hadden |
18 yrs old
1998 |
Healthcare Rehabilitation Center, Austin, TX
State funded: Texas corrections facility |
Restrained in a straitjacket and held facedown on a bed -- vomited, and choked to death while two staff continued to hold him down. |
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Article Three |
| Bryan Dale Alexander |
18 yrs old |
Cold Springs Correctional Facility, Texas
State funded: Texas corrections facility |
Pneumonia, lack of proper medical care -- conviction. |
Article One
Article Two
Article Three
Multiple Articles |
| Chad Andrew Franza |
16 yrs old
8/17/98 |
Polk County Boot Camp, Florida
State funded: Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. |
Suicide by hanging.
Boot Camp Death.
Results in $240,000 for Family. |
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Article Four |
Daniel Matthews
|
17 yrs old
Died: 3/31/0 |
Pinellas Juvenile Detention Center
St. Petersburg, FL
State funded: Florida Juvenile Justice System |
Danny died of blunt trauma to the head after a detention officer, a non-certified trainee, mistakenly opened the cell door of another youth, who punched Danny twice, causing him to hit his head. |
Danny's Main Page |
| Dillon Taylor Peak |
14 yrs old
Died: 6/17/06 |
Peace River Outward Bound camp in DeSoto County
State funded: Florida Juvenile Justice System |
Officials say Dillon apparently died of a severe case of encephalitis. The death remains under investigation.
According to an article listed on the ACLU website, Dillon died after becoming ill and suffering seizures. His parents claim he didn't get medical treatment soon enough, and a state investigation released in January found that, while Outward Bound staffers weren't guilty of neglect, they failed to follow strict guidelines that would have sent Peak to the hospital instead of back to his tent. |
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Gina Score
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14 yrs old
1990 |
South Dakota Training School, Plankinton, SD |
Collapsed (hyperthermia), left out in sun for 3 hours....internal temp at least 108. |
Gina's Main Page |
Joey (Giovanni) Alteriz
|
16 yrs old
2/4/06 |
SummitQuest, ViaQuest Program |
Preliminary autopsy report indicates cause of death was asphyxia due to prone, face-down restraint; found traumatic injuries about the shoulder, right lower abdomen, indicating compression and forcefully being maintained in a face down position. |
Joey's Main Page |
Johnny Lim
|
14 yrs old
12/26/05 |
King County Juvenile Detention Center, Washington
[State funded: Washington Department of Juvenile Justice] |
After Johnny complained of an excruciating headache, he vomited and fell to the floor. The county's medical examiner ruled the death a "spontaneous brain-stem hemorrhage" attributable to natural causes.
There are many unanswered questions by Lim's family and attorney representing staff and the center. |
Johnny's Main Page |
Martin Lewis Anderson
|
14 yrs old
1/6/2006 |
Bay County Sheriff’s Office Boot Camp
[State funded: Florida Department of Juvenile Justice] |
Martin Lee Anderson died at a Pensacola hospital one day after guards at the Bay County Sheriff's Office Boot Camp punched, kneed, and applied pressure to his head in an attempt to force him to continue running laps. An autopsy ordered by a special prosecutor concluded Martin died of asphyxia after guards covered his mouth and shoved ammonia capsules up his nose. A use-of-force report said the guards had thought Martin was malingering.
The beating was caught on video. Original report from the medical examiner determined his cause of death was due to sickle cell trait.
His body was exhumed and a second autopsy was performed. The cause of death was then determined to be a result of asphyxiation from ammonia inhalants shoved up Martin Lee Anderson's nose while his mouth was covered.
Following a week-long criminal trial the seven guards and nurse were acquitted. The fight continues for justice in this case. |
Martin's Main Page |
Michael Ibarra-Wiltsie
|
12 yrs old
2/5/2000 |
Eckert Youth Alternatives
Camp E-Kel-Etu in Marion County, Florida.
State funded: Florida Juvenile Justice System
A Florida Department of Juvenile Justice investigation held counselor Joseph Cooley responsible, saying he used excessive force to restrain Wiltsie.
Linda Ibarra, Wiltsie's mother, filed wrongful death lawsuits against Cooley and the camp owner in both state and federal court. The cases settled for an undisclosed amount in 2002, the Ocala Star-Banner reported.
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Cause of death: Asphyxia -- Restraint sat on by 320 pound counselor.
Investigations concluded Michael, who weighed only 66 pounds, died of asphyxia after being held in a ''full-body restraint'' by a counselor who weighed over 300 pounds. While being held by the counselor, Michael yelled several times that he could not breathe. A death review said the counselor believed Michael was "playing possum."
Wiltsie's mother was found dead in her garage with her 7-year-old son in an apparent murder-suicide, authorities said.
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Nicholas Contreras
Nicholas' mom and sister as they grieve his loss |
16 yrs old
died: 3/2/98 |
Arizona Boys Ranch |
Prolonged and serious medical neglect and openly abusive treatment per investigative summary.
From one article: "In one case, Contreraz was forced to do pushups with his head over a bucket of feces-smeared clothing..." |
Nicholas' Main Page
Articles, Investigation Summary
 Picture of Nicholas'
torso during his
autops |
Omar Paisley
 |
17 yrs old
6/9/2003 |
Miami Dade Regional Juvenile Detention Center
Florida
State funded: Florida Juvenile Justice System
June 9, 2003, at the Miami Juvenile Detention Center of a ruptured appendix that went untreated. Omar had complained to nurses and guards for three days that he was sick and in excruciating abdominal pain. Two nurses, who have been charged with third-degree murder, failed to treat him, and officers waited days before summoning help. Records show some of the officers and nurses thought Omar was faking. |
Died of a ruptured appendix that went untreated. Omar had complained to the guards and nurses for three days that he was sick and in excruciating abdominal pain. Two nurses, who have been charged with third-degree murder, failed to treat him, and officers waited days before summoning help. Records show some of the officers and nurses thought Omar was faking. |
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Article Three: Report
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Article Five
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Shawn Smith
|
13 yrs old
10/30/2001 |
Volusia Regional Juvenile Detention Center
Florida
State funded: Florida Juvenile Justice System |
Smith was found with a sheet tied to his neck and to the door of his cell. He was supposed to be on ''close watch'' -- requiring officers to observe him ever five minutes -- as a suicide risk.
He committed suicide after complaining of being abused at the hands of those who were supposed to be there to help him. |
Articles |
| Willie Lawrence Durden, III |
17 yrs old
10/14/2003 |
Cypress Creek Juvenile Offender Correctional Center Lecanto, Citrus County, Florida
State funded: Florida Juvenile Justice System; privately managed, contracted with the state.
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An autopsy concluded Willie died of ventricular arrhythmia, due to an enlarged and diseased heart.
A recent report says guards waited about 20 minutes after discovering the limp teen before calling 911 and beginning CPR.
A guard told investigators he waited to begin CPR because teens sometimes "play pranks". |
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