state facility
Youth Centers Backbone Mountain
Swanton, Maryland
2
Documented Incidents
1
Lawsuits Filed
Facility Details
- Type
- detention
- Operator
- state
- Status
- active
- Location
- Swanton, Maryland
Documented Incidents
The following incidents have been documented through news reports, lawsuits, and official investigations.
lawsuit2024Verified
Survivors File Lawsuits Following DOJ Findings
Following the DOJ report identifying Backbone Mountain as the nations worst facility for sexual abuse, survivors are filing lawsuits under the Maryland Child Victims Act.
investigation2010Verified
DOJ Report: Highest Sexual Abuse Rate in the Nation
U.S. Department of Justice study identified Backbone Mountain Youth Center as having the highest rate of sexual abuse among any juvenile detention facility surveyed nationwide - 36.4% of youth reported sexual victimization.
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