The Youth Development Center
Trailer: Not Just A Terrible Story
Oct 21, 20264 min
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The Youth Development Center
Hosted by NHPR · society · EN
About this Podcast:
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?
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What is The Youth Development Center about?
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.
Who hosts The Youth Development Center?
The Youth Development Center is hosted by NHPR. The show has published 6 episodes to date.
What has The Youth Development Center covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Trailer: Not Just A Terrible Story" (21 October 2026, 4 minutes), "Introducing: Safe to Drink" (12 February 2026, 34 minutes), and "Introducing: Safe to Drink" (12 February 2026, 34 minutes).
How often does The Youth Development Center publish?
The Youth Development Center publishes roughly every few months, with episodes averaging 27 minutes across 6 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on The Youth Development Center?
Booking probability for The Youth Development Center is 27%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Youth Development Center requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Youth Development Center's contact route on record: verified email.
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The strongest fits for The Youth Development Center are Courts, Police & Public Safety. The Youth Development Center has a society audience.
About the host
NHPR hosts The Youth Development Center, a society podcast with 6 episodes published.
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The Youth Development Center
Introducing: Safe to Drink
Feb 12, 202634 minS0<p>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 — doesn’t have a clear answer. Nobody seems to...
The Youth Development Center
Introducing: Safe to Drink
Feb 12, 202634 minIntroducing “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 — doesn’t have a clear answer. Nobody seems to know...
Episode #4
Emelia's Thing
Oct 30, 202451 minS1<p>A young police officer unexpectedly finds herself back in New Hampshire, and she’s not the same person she was when she left. Something happened to her – to all of us. But for Officer Emelia Campbell, this thing...
The Youth Development Center
Introducing: What Remains from Outside/In
Oct 24, 20244 minS1<p>Introducing “What Remains,” a special series from NHPR’s Outside/In. A classroom display of human skulls sparks a reckoning at the Penn Museum in Philadelphia. A movement grows to “abolish the collection.” The Penn...
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Episode #3
Ep. 3 | Sober Algebra
Jun 26, 202437 minS1This 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 what justice and accountability even mean in a...
Episode #3
Sober Algebra
Jun 26, 202437 minS1<p>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 what justice and accountability even mean in a...
Episode #2
If You Let a Dog Bite You
Jun 26, 202437 minS1<p>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 to do the right thing cost both of them – and...
Episode #2
Ep. 2 | If You Let a Dog Bite You
Jun 26, 202437 minS1Karen 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 to do the right thing cost both of them – and...
Episode #1
The Black Box
Jun 26, 202434 minS1<p>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 realized he wasn’t the only person with a story...
Episode #1
Ep. 1 | The Black Box
Jun 26, 202434 minS1For 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 realized he wasn’t the only person with a story...
The Youth Development Center
Introducing: The Youth Development Center
Jun 4, 20245 minS1<p>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...
The Youth Development Center
Introducing: The Youth Development Center
Jun 4, 20245 minS1New 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...
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