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Teen found dead in youth prison

SUICIDE ADDS TO INCIDENTS AT FACILITY-- Underscoring continuing problems at a troubled youth prison near Stockton, an 18-year-old offender was found hanging by a sheet in his cell Wednesday night, state authorities said. Mark Gladstone in the San Jose Mercury -- 9/2/05

Guards caught beating youths back on the job

State board reinstates officers seen on video at facility in Stockton-- The state Personnel Board decided Tuesday to reinstate correctional officers caught on tape beating inmates in Stockton's N.A. Chaderjian Youth Correctional Facility. Six correctional officers were caught on surveillance cameras hitting two young wards in January 2004. The guards, supported by the correctional officers union, appealed the California Youth Authority's decision to fire them and received a judge's recommendation to get their jobs back. Momo Chang in the Oakland Tribune -- 9/2/05