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Schoolboys aged just 14 and 15 were locked up at the Co-Ed Facility as recently as this year despite laws designed to prevent the detention of children unless in exceptional circumstances. Ian Kawaley, a former Chief Justice, ruled in 2012 that a sen...

A mother of three feared for her 17-year-old son when she learnt that a Bermudian had died at a treatment institution in the US. The woman said she was “horrified” to read about a teenager who died at a residential facility in Utah last month — the s...

Lawyers have been given permission to proceed with a court case launched on behalf of a five-year-old boy who it was claimed had been denied legal protection through a failure to fund independent court representation for him. Martha Dismont, for the ...

At 13, he thought he was going to Disney World — but instead was flown overseas for a year in therapy. At 15, he should have been in a children’s home — but was “jailed” for months at the Co-Ed in St George’s despite never being convicted of a crime....

A young woman who spent more than a year in a Utah residential institution said the experience was a good influence on her life. The 27-year-old revealed that she enjoyed theatre and rafting trips as part of her time at Moonridge Academy in Utah when...

The assistant director of the Department of Child and Family Services is to stand trial over allegations she assaulted a teenage girl who refused to board a flight to the United States. Kennette Robinson, 51, was charged last Thursday in Magistrates’...

The island’s Junior Leaders marked their last training camp of the year with a weekend of battles with high-tech laser rifles. The youngsters ended their year with Exercise Battle Royale — which combined fun for the festive season and their fieldcraf...

A slump in retail sales needs urgent action, the Opposition has claimed. Nick Kempe, the One Bermuda Alliance’s shadow finance minister, said that a change in approach was needed to protect Bermudian jobs. Mr Kempe added: “Last week we heard from Zan...

People who battled back against physical disabilities have been honoured as part of day to mark the struggles of the disabled. Chyone Harris, 26, said he believed that he would never dance on stage again after spinal injuries left him paralysed. But ...

A 49-year-old mother said youngsters sent for treatment overseas returned to Bermuda “traumatised”. She explained that two of her children spent time in US institutions when they were teenagers and her daughter claimed she was sexually abused by a co...