Idaho officials rescued a young girl from a house of horrors, only to send her…
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How local Idaho prosecutors lost the case against Patriot Front’s white nationalist leader
Caught with a “little army” and plans to provoke confrontation at a gay pride event, the white nationalist had his…
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Special Investigation: The Cruelest Lie
The billion-dollar “troubled teen” industry capitalizes on a nationwide foster care shortage and states’ failures to provide mental health treatment to youths. In recent years, the industry has come under intense scrutiny. Abuse and deaths of children have plagued its for-profit residential treatment facilities, and states have boosted regulations and shut programs down.
As state regulators have stood by while children have found themselves in harm’s way, Idaho has been reluctant to follow suit and its programs face little oversight.
Employees at Cornerstone Cottage alerted state officials to the dangers, only to be fired themselves.
Public records show 10 years of child abuse, neglect allegations at Idaho’s troubled teen facilities
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare currently oversees 28 children’s residential care facilities. These…
Advocates express relief but push for greater oversight of facilities statewide By Wilson Criscione /…
Idaho investigators repeatedly found kids in danger. Youth treatment programs faced few consequences
An InvestigateWest analysis reveals a lack of disciplinary action against troubled programs By Wilson Criscione…
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