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Click here to read the full articleLawyers from the Nation­al Cen­ter for Youth Law say chil­dren haven’t been able to show­er or call their parents.The team inter­viewed a dozen chil­dren in the gov­ern­ment-run tent facil­i­ty last week.The bor­der patrol blocked the group from tour­ing the facility.But the cen­ter’s direc­tor said the chil­dren were ter­ri­fied, cry­ing, and wor­ried about not being able to talk with the family.Some said they had­n’t seen day­light in days.The alle­ga­tions come as con­cerns mount over the grow­ing num­ber of chil­dren in cus­toms and bor­der pro­tec­tion custody.A CBP spokesman said bor­der patrol offi­cials quote, “do every­thing they...

NORWALK, Ohio -- A couple facing a two-year prison sentence for forcing some of their 11 adopted special-needs children to sleep in cages hope to get the children back. Michael and Sharen Gravelle were sentenced in February on four felony child endangering charges and seven misdemeanors. The couple are free on bond pending appeal. "We still have an inside shot at getting our children back, which was our goal and we still stand by that," Michael Gravelle said Wednesday in the couple's first public comments since they were sentenced. The Gravelles' children, who ranged in age from 1 to 14,...

NORWALK, Ohio - The woman accused of locking some of her 11 adopted, special-needs children in cages cried on the witness stand Wednesday as she denied that she and her husband were cruel to his biological children or that he touched a daughter inappropriately. Sharen and Michael Gravelle have pleaded not guilty to several charges, including child endangerment, in a separate criminal case. Prosecutors accuse the couple of locking the adopted children in cages to discipline them, and they want Huron County to take permanent custody of the youngsters, who have been in foster care since the enclosed beds were...