Social services group sued in teen detainee suicide case
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April 25, 2018
MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) — The estate of a teen who died by suicide while detained is suing a county youth services agency and its employees who operated the juvenile detention center.
Billy Woods' estate filed the lawsuit against the Muskogee County Council of Youth Services and four of its employees, the Muskogee Phoenix reported. Co-defendants include the county Board of Commissioners, the Office of Juvenile Affairs and its executive director.
The 16-year-old was found dead in his cell at the Muskogee County Regional Juvenile Detention Center in December 2016 while detained for a curfew violati...
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