AG Report: Sununu Youth Services Center Operating Legally, but Major Reforms Needed

Dysfunctional, Not Criminal: AG Clears Sununu Center of Current Abuse

Dysfunctional, but not criminal. That was the conclusion of the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office after investigating current conditions inside the scandal-plagued Sununu Youth Services Center. Critics of the state’s oversight call the findings a whitewash. “[O]ur investigation revealed significant operational challenges and dysfunction that are perpetuating instability for staff and youth,” the office said in a 56-page report released Tue…

AG Finds Systemic Problems, No Abuse at Sununu Youth Services Center; Victim Advocates Say AG ‘Conflicted’

By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org CONCORD – Attorney General John Formella’s investigation into operations at the Sununu Youth Services Center did not find child abuse as alleged but concluded systemic problems exist, a finding that raised concern by the Disability Rights Center-NH, one of the original agencies to complain. “Overall, we conclude that SYSC is operating within legal boundaries and that claims that youth are currently being abused are …

AG report: Sununu Youth Services Center operating legally, but major reforms needed

A report from the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office has found that the state's secure juvenile detention facility is operating within legal boundaries and claims of abuse are unsupported, but it needs major reforms.

Attorney General’s Office finds no recent systemic abuse at Sununu Center, contradicting watchdog

The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office says a multi-month review found no evidence of recent systemic abuse at the Sununu Youth Services Center in Manchester and concluded that the facility is “operating within legal boundaries” — contradicting concerns by a…

Recommendations in AG's report on incidents at Sununu Youth Services Center

These are the recommendations for reform of policies at the Sununu Youth Services Center in Manchester, arising from an investigation by Attorney General John Formella’s office of operations there from last January through May:

NH AG report: 'Chronic dysfunction' led to unsafe conditions at youth detention center

Gov. Kelly Ayotte responded by ordering state agencies to address serious staffing shortages and implement body-worn cameras at the Sununu Youth Services Center.