Over 1,000 children are buried at juvenile detention centers nationwide


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Grave markers for Black boys that died while at the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children in Cheltenham, Md., in the forested area across the street from the facility.

Grave markers for Black boys that died while at the House of Reformation in Cheltenham, Md., in the forested area adjacent to the Maryland Veterans Cemetery.

Tyrone Turner | WAMU for NPR

When Veronica Spears read the letter, she began to shake.

“What’s wrong?” her husband asked.

At the time, she said, she couldn’t find the words to respond.

"The letter said they found out t...

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