In April, representatives from the Granite State Children’s Alliance and its Child Advocacy Centers used blue chalk to color in bricks on the courtyard in Concord’s Eagle Square, creating a colorful exhibit with a sobering meaning. The display was.
The Senate passed legislation Thursday allotting $100 million to settle claims with the hundreds of people who’ve said they were sexually or physically abused as children while held at the state’s former Youth Development Center.
Advocates and attorneys have warned lawmakers that excluding emotional abuse and refusing to increase caps will discourage many victims from using the fund.
The New Hampshire Senate is poised to vote on a bill Thursday that would create a settlement process for more than 550 people suing for decades of alleged abuse by employees of the Youth Detention Center, but some victims and advocates said the bill falls short.