The Youth Development Center

by NHPR

New Hampshire has sent its most troubled kids to the same juvenile detention center for more than a century. It's a place that was supposed to nurture them, that instead hurt them – in some of the worst ways imaginable. It's now at the center of one of the biggest youth detention scandals in American history. How did this happen – and how did it finally come to light?

Latest episodes

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Introducing: Safe to Drink

Introducing “Safe to Drink:” A New Hampshire town finds out its water has been contaminated by a chemical. The most basic question — whether the water is safe to drink —

Feb 12
33 min

Ep. 3 | Sober Algebra

This flood of roughly 1,300 people who’ve come forward all started with one man. How the widespread abuse at YDC finally came to light and how people are grappling with w

Jun 26 2024
36 min

Ep. 2 | If You Let a Dog Bite You

Karen Lemoine didn’t arrive at YDC looking to start trouble. But the red flags she saw were hard to ignore, especially when it came to one kid in particular. What trying

Jun 26 2024
36 min

Ep. 1 | The Black Box

For three decades, Andy Perkins didn’t talk about what happened to him at a place called YDC – the Youth Development Center. Then, he saw something on the news, and he re

Jun 26 2024
34 min

Introducing: The Youth Development Center

New Hampshire has sent its most troubled kids to the same juvenile detention center for more than a century. It's a place that was supposed to nurture them, that instead

Jun 4 2024
4 min

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I have so much respect for NHPR. This story was told so incredibly well, despite being so devastating. I only wish there were more episodes because these survivors deserve as much recognition as possible.

lboncek · Oct 2024

NHPR does it again. This is an amazing story told with care and respect. Just another example of the need for comprehensive journalists on the ground to tell the hardest of stories.

bonetown studio · Jul 2024

The stories are told with compassion for the survivors as I’ve come to expect from a Jason Moon & NHPR team podcast. These survivor stories from men are necessary to help the world understand that survivors come in all shapes, sizes, colors and genders.

Kamakozie Meme (AnnaMarieL) · Jul 2024

These poor people. Storytelling is compassionate, well-researched, and clear, as I’ve come to expect from Jason Moon and the NHPR team.

Xbound24 · Jun 2024

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