Private-Run Shelters for Migrant Kids Accused of Neglect, Sex Abuse
Taxpayers have paid more than $1.5 billion in four years to private companies operating immigrant youth shelters accused of serious lapses in care, including neglect and sexual and physical abuse. In nearly all cases, the federal government has continued to place migrant children with the companies even after serious allegations were raised.
Source: The Crime Report ( TheCrimeReport.org )