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Strip searches at Colorado youth detention centers lacked oversight
['Tony Gorman', 'Shanna Lewis', 'Jesse Paul', 'The Colorado Sun']
Colorado Public Radio
Officials are raising concerns over how Colorado Division of Youth Services detention centers are conducting strip searches and finding little contraband.
That’s according to a report released Tuesday by the Office of Child Protection Ombudsman of Colorado, an independent agency that monitors the child protection system.
The Division of Youth Services staff was found to have violated its policy 1,006 times.
The Office of Child Protection Ombudsman began reviewing Division of Youth Services' full searches in August 2023 after receiving a complaint from a youth residing at one of the youth centers.
The Quality Assurance Youth Services, or QUAYS, unit from the Colorado Department of Human Services Administrative Solutions would be responsible for overseeing those evaluations.