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Craig Ferguson

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2012

    Minnesota Counties Stop Sending Kids to Youth Services International Juvie Lockup

    For more than a year, New Times has been investigating Thompson Academy, a publicly funded, privately run juvenile detention center in Pembroke Pines where teens have alleged they faced physical and sexual abuse. Most recently, the lockup's top administrator, Craig Ferguson, left his post while unde ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2012

    Craig Ferguson, Thompson Academy Administrator, Leaves Under Cloud of State Investigation

    One year after Thompson Academy settled a federal lawsuit alleging a 14-year-old boy was twice sexually assaulted by a counselor at the lockup, the head of the Pembroke Pines juvenile detention center is facing scrutiny. Administrator Craig Ferguson has left his post amid allegations that he took re ... More >>

  • News

    April 7, 2011

    Kids Claim Abuse and Violence at Juvenile Lockup Thompson Academy

    One year after Thompson Academy settled a federal lawsuit alleging a 14-year-old boy was twice sexually assaulted by a counselor at the lockup, the head of the Pembroke Pines juvenile detention center is facing scrutiny. Administrator Craig Ferguson has left his post amid allegations that he took re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2011

    UPDATED: Another Teenager Beaten at Thompson Academy

    Youth Services InternationalA photo from a morale-boosting event at Thompson.​The Pembroke Pine police have investigated this beating, which we first reported on January 7. Read more after the jump.Regla Cazañas holds up a picture of her 17-year-old son's swollen face. His pale skin is marred by ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2011

    Martha Stewart Gets Raunchy With Craig Ferguson And Makes Donkey Egg Omelettes

    Martha Stewart - Scottish by "sex".​Craig Ferguson and Martha Stewart cozy up (sort of) during last night's Late Late Show, and make pure television magic. Martha fesses up that she had never met Ferguson before and immediately Craig says she smells as good as he always dreamed she would. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2011

    Former Thompson Academy Administrator Was Arrested for DUI

    Youth Services InternationalA snapshot from a 2010 event at Thompson.​Three years ago, signs of trouble began to emerge at the privately run Thompson Academy juvenile detention center in Pembroke Pines. Gordon Weekes, head of the juvenile division at the Broward Public Defender's Office, wrote a l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2011

    Police: Alleged Sexual Assaults at Thompson Academy "Unfounded"

    YSIThompson held a morale-boosting event before the abuse allegations came to light.​A 15-year-old boy's allegation that he was twice sexually assaulted by a male counselor at the Thompson Academy juvenile detention center is "unfounded," according to police."There is no evidence to show that a se ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2010

    State Refuses Tour of Thompson Academy, the Juvenile Lockup Accused of Abuse

    Flickr user: Mark CogginsNo tours allowed.​The state Department of Juvenile Justice has denied New Times' request to tour Thompson Academy, the detention center in Pembroke Pines where some teenagers have alleged they were physically and sexually abused.Samadhi Jones, a spokesperson for DJJ, offer ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2010

    Months Before Lawsuit, Thompson Academy Held "Keep the Peace" Event

    Youth Services InternationalYSI posted a snapshot from the event.​Nine months before a federal lawsuit alleging physical and sexual abuse was filed against a juvenile detention center in Pembroke Pines, the facility held a morale-boosting event designed to "keep the peace."The January event was or ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2010

    Despite Alleged Sex Assaults at Thompson Academy, State Not Investigating Other Lockups

    flickr user: Mark CogginsAre the other kids safe?​A lawsuit filed earlier this month accuses the operator of Thompson Academy, a juvenile detention facility in Pembroke Pines, of turning a blind eye to sexual assaults, physical abuse, and intimidation of its young residents by staff members.The Pe ... More >>

  • Film

    March 25, 2010

    "How to Train Your Dragon" Needs More Than 3-D to Save Audiences From Boredom

    flickr user: Mark CogginsAre the other kids safe?​A lawsuit filed earlier this month accuses the operator of Thompson Academy, a juvenile detention facility in Pembroke Pines, of turning a blind eye to sexual assaults, physical abuse, and intimidation of its young residents by staff members.The Pe ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 11, 2010

    The Other Fergie

    flickr user: Mark CogginsAre the other kids safe?​A lawsuit filed earlier this month accuses the operator of Thompson Academy, a juvenile detention facility in Pembroke Pines, of turning a blind eye to sexual assaults, physical abuse, and intimidation of its young residents by staff members.The Pe ... More >>

  • Film

    August 17, 2000

    Reefer Madness

    Brenda Blethyn carries on in the best tradition of British movie humor in the potcentric Saving Grace

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