Being sent to a youth detention center, where he says he endured sexual abuse. For young offenders onlyUnder existing law, youth centers are primarily to hold young offenders aged 15 to 18. But critics insist conditions in many of the youth homes are identical to or worse than the jails adults are sent to. Abused in the centersFive children previously held in the system, including Jerry, told AFP they suffered abuse in youth centers. The current law tasks provinces and cities with building and operating the youth homes but the national government monitors compliance.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 22, 2019 23:03 UTC