Florida youth detention contractor will no longer operate four youth facilities [Video]

TAMPA, Fla. — A company that operates youth detention facilities for the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice has announced it is terminating multiple contracts with the state.

The state shut down Lake Academy in June after a 17-year-old girl died there.

TrueCore Behavioral Solutions lost its contract to operate that facility a short time later.

The ABC Action News I-Team has learned that TrueCore will end four other multi-million-dollar contracts with DJJ at the end of the month.

The affected facilities are Hillsborough Girls Academy, Polk Halfway House, Ft. Myers Academy and Orange Youth Academy/Orlando Intensive Youth Academy.

Hillsborough Girls Academy is a maximum-risk residential program located on the same campus as Lake Academy.

TrueCore facilities have a history of problems

For months, the I-Team has been reporting about issues at Lake Academy, which was operated by Tampa-based TrueCore Behavioral Solutions.

Three former teachers came forward, saying they were attacked by students even though TrueCore employees were supposed to protect them.

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