Episode 8: The System Gone Mad
Parents aren’t the only ones who can send kids away. Learn about the government’s role in putting juvenile offenders, foster youth, and other wards of the state into the TTI, and how lackluster regulation can make starting a TTI facility all too easy.
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Credits
Gooned is researched, reported, and edited by Emma Lehman. Original music for the show was created by Olivia Springberg. Victoria Shifflett mastered the show. Episode artwork was created by Sam Doe. Sarah Lukowski and Avery Erskine copyedited and consulted on the show.
Sources and Further Reading
Considering Licensing an Addiction Treatment Center in Utah? You’re in for a Treat.
A National Look at the Use of Congregate Care in Child Welfare
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
Children and Domestic Homicide: Understanding the Risks
West Ridge Academy - Utah Boys Ranch
Utah Code Title 26 - Utah Health Code Chapter 23 - Enforcement Provisions and Penalties Section 10
Religious Exemption at some Florida Children's Homes shields prying eyes
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