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    Squalid, violent juvenile detention system gets what it pays for

    by Carl Hiaasen, Tribune Content Agency Oct 30, 2017 3 minutes

    The horrors of Florida's juvenile justice system, graphically documented in The Miami Herald's recent "Fight Club" series, shocked almost nobody on the inside.

    It was everyone else who was sickened by the videos of kids beating up other kids while guards watched. The officers themselves sometimes ordered the muggings, rewarding the "enforcers" with candy bars. For added entertainment, wagering took place.

    One detainee, 17-year-old Elord Revolte, was beaten to death by a swarm of inmates in

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