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8 Days at Ware | Official Trailer

Youth suicide at a Louisiana juvenile detention center exposes a legacy of abuse.

Aired 04/24/2023

REEL SOUTH

8 Days at Ware | Official Trailer

Preview: Season 8 Episode 803 | 45sVideo has Closed Captions

Youth suicide at a Louisiana juvenile detention center exposes a legacy of abuse.

Suicides at a juvenile detention center in Louisiana raise troubling questions about the facility and the agencies tasked with overseeing it. Thirteen-year-old Solan Peterson had only been at Ware Youth Center for eight days when he took his life while in isolation. ‘8 Days at Ware’ examines Solan’s last days – exposing the system that failed him and a legacy of abuse going back decades.

Aired 04/24/2023

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Support for Reel South is made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Center for Asian American Media and by SouthArts.

Former Ware detention facility employee speaks out

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Clip: S8 Ep803 | 2m 41s | Former Ware employee and detainee speak out on the conditions there. (2m 41s)

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