Boot camps for juveniles are going to be removed from the state of
Florida. The boot camps will be replaced with Sheriffs Training and Respect
facilities.

Martin County Juvenile Offender Training Center, is the model
Being used. Focus is on self-esteem and after-care. Teaching and leading,
Rather than beating and intimidating.

Physical or psychological intimidation of the youths is strictly forbidden.
There is no place for physical or emotional sadists in this program.

The act doing away with the boot camps, at which at least six kids
have died in the past six years, is named after Martin Lee Anderson, a
14-year-old honor student who was beaten to death by sadist guards who have gotten away scott free with murder by Bay County
Sheriff’s Boot Camp guards on Jan. 5, 2006. The same day he entered the boot camp from hell. And let’s not forget the angel of mercy, the nurse who stood by as Martin was dying, doing nothing.

No one has been charged in the case after 4 months.
The sheriff’s office maintains that the guards were trying to get Anderson to participate.
I still wonder if that was before or after he was unconscious from being choked.

He was placed there for taking his grandmother’s car on a joy
ride.

Kids entering the camps will now be told of their right to outside
counsel; given abuse hot line telephones numbers. They will also be given physical
exams upon entering and leaving..

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