Newfoundland and Labrador Youth Centre

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Location	Whitbourne, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Coordinates	47°24′41″N53°32′25″W / 47.411501°N 53.540210°W / 47.411501; -53.540210
Status	Permanently closed
Capacity	28
Opened	1992

Newfoundland and Labrador Youth Centre also known as the Whitbourne Youth Centre is a youth detention centre that opened in 1992, in Whitbourne, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It holds youth aged 12 to 17 and it has a capacity of 28. ^{[1] [2]}

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• Sexual assault
• See also
• References

Sexual assault

A law firm filed a lawsuit on behalf of 70 former inmates who experienced sexual abuse at the centre during the 1970s and 1980s, resulting in a $12.8-million settlement for the survivors. ^[3]

See also

• List of youth detention centre incidents in Canada

References

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