I Spent 78 Days in a Violent Youth Jail. I Have PTSD for Life.

Joey Heilman spent seventy-eight days in a violent youth jail. Per The Marshall Project, he developed PTSD that continues to affect him—twenty-two years later, vivid flashbacks, extreme anxiety, and persistent isolation remain part of his daily life.

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