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We Warned Them: Freedom Village

Margaret Mayer

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6 days ago

These are the accounts of students attending Freedom Village, the self-proclaimed premiere home for troubled teens. Shielded from the scrutiny of the public by its seclusion in a sparsely populated region nearby Rochester New York, it maintained its reputation and relationships with conservative fundamentalist religious organizations and operated as a state-sanctioned method of behavioral therapy. What is the long term aftermath for the thousands who passed through these doors? And what can these stories tell us about the multi-billion dollar troubled teen industry?

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These are the accounts of students attending Freedom Village, the self-proclaimed premiere home for troubled teens. Shielded from the scrutiny of the public by its seclusion in a sparsely populated region nearby Rochester New York, it maintained its reputation and relationships with conservative fundamentalist religious organizations and operated as a state-sanctioned method of behavioral therapy. What is the long term aftermath for the thousands who passed through these doors? And what can these stories tell us about the multi-billion dollar troubled teen industry?

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Who Decides Where Bad Kids Go?

We Warned Them: Freedom Village

42 minutes 14 seconds

2 years ago

Who Decides Where Bad Kids Go?

Kids are being sent to a compound in upstate New York. Some of them were forced by their parents, others were court-ordered, but all are indelibly marked by their time under the care of Pastor Fletcher Brothers. Host and creator Margaret details her entry into the world of Freedom Village USA and uncovers its connection to the larger Troubled Teen Industry.

To learn more and get involved, visit: https://wewarnedthem.org/

Created By:

Director and Producer: Margaret Mayer

Editor and Producer: Stefan Cepko

w/ the help of

Maggie Gelen

Carlo Soriano

Music Credits:

K. Porcelain https://kporcelain.bandcamp.com/

GucciSilica https://soundcloud.com/guccisilica

Ele47n : TimeZoneArt@outlook.com