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Op-ed: State must answer for imprisoning 16-year-old
 
By: SANDRA STAUB | April 17, 2014 

". . . Why is DCF punishing the victim? Jane* has an extensive history of being abused, including rapes, beatings and denial of food. She has also been homeless and trafficked for sex. Most of the abuses happened at places that DCF sent her . .  read op-ed here  
 
Sandra Staub is legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut.