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The U.S. Indian Health Service has overhauled sex-abuse reporting practices at a troubled North Carolina substance-abuse treatment center after allegations its managers mishandled a 2016 incident.
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A Suicide Attempt, an Order to Keep Silent: A U.S. Agency Mishandled Sex-Abuse Claims
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She Was Trafficked for Sex. Now, She’s Sharing Her Story.
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Sex Trafficking in America
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Illinois Legislators are Calling For Changes to a Law That Keeps People In Prison Without a Conviction
Illinois legislators are poised to take action against a little-known state law that allows alleged sex offenders to be imprisoned indefinitely without being convicted. Some of the inmates have been incarcerated for decades under the program.
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Task Force to Look Into Child Sexual Abuse in Indian Health Service
The Trump administration will convene a task force to examine why a pediatrician was allowed to sexually abuse Native American boys for decades while working for the Indian Health Service and try to prevent such a crime from happening again.
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