Susan Ferriss: The state plans to close a large privately-run juvenile offender home that a group of public defenders alleged was rife with problems.

Susan Ferriss: A group of Florida public defenders is asking a state court to remove and stop sending troubled juveniles to a privately run detention facility they claim is rife with abuses.

Ralph De La Cruz: A Justice Department report documented a pattern of abuse and neglect at the recently closed North Florida Youth Detention Center.

ProPublica: About a third of psychiatrists serving Florida’s juvenile jails and prescribing drugs to incarcerated youths have accepted payments from the drug companies that manufacture antipsychotic medications, according to an investigation by the Palm Beach Post.