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Sex in youth prisons
Paulding Youth Detention Center
Four Georgia youth prisons are among the nation's 13 worst when it comes to sexual abuse, according to a U.S. Justice Department survey.
| Facility | Percentage of youth who reported being sexually abused |
| 1. Paulding Reg. Yth. Det. Ctr. (GA) | 32.1 |
| 2. Circleville Juv. Corr. Fac. (OH) | 30.3 |
| 3. Birchwood (SC) | 29.2 |
| 4. Eastman Yth. Dev. Campus (GA) | 24.4 |
| 5. Scioto Juv. Corr. Fac. (OH) | 23.2 |
| 6. Arkansas Juv. Assess. & Trtmt. Ctr. (AR) | 23.2 |
| 7. Corsicana Res. Trtmt. Ctr. (TX) | 22.4 |
| 8. Boys State Training School (IA) | 21.7 |
| 9. Illinois Yth. Ctr. Joliet (IL) | 21.1 |
| 10. Augusta Yth. Dev. Campus (GA) | 20.9 |
| 11. Sumter Yth. Dev. Campus (GA) | 20.8 |
| 12. John G. Richards (SC) | 20.0 |
| 13. Cuyahoga Hills Juv. Corr. Fac. (OH) | 19.8 |
