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More than 200 men and women allege they were sexually abused as children while in custody at youth detention centers in Illinois .
Three lawsuits detail abuse from 1996 to 2021 , including rape, forced oral sex and beatings by corrections officers, nurses, kitchen staff, chaplains.
Overall, 667 people have alleged sexual abuse as children at youth facilities run by the state and Cook County in lawsuits filed since May .
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