MI loves to strip search foster children, and spend $150 per day per kid to put them in youth detent

[franzia99]

In Michigan, if there isn't a foster home immediately available for a kid going into the foster care system, the state dumps them into a wing of a youth detention facility.

I know as a matter of fact that the Macomb County Youth Home treats foster kids very similarly to the juvenile delinquents (at least they did 15 years ago, not sure how things are now). This includes a strip search when the kid comes in, and additional strip searches throughout their time at the facility. Also, basically, the foster kids' life is spent mostly in two rooms and a play yard. 15 year ago, this cost the state of michigan $150 per day per kid. Interesting how they spend so much damn money on giving the abused and neglected kids the worst experience possible. You could send them to a prestigious east coast boarding school for that price.

Your tax dollars at work.

[Mist]

1. As you point out, $150 a day could buy a much better life for those kids, but then

whoever has the contracts for the prison businesses wouldn't make as much, and we can't have that, can we? :sarcasm:

[franzia99]

2. Yah, it's pretty disgusting how some people are willing to take advantage of ANYONE.

who can't defend themselves.