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Spiritual center takes over boarding school
Pastor is hit with suit over alleged dragging
Despite state acquittals, federal charges possible in death of teen at Florida boot camp
Mistrial declared in Texas boot camp dragging case
Charges reduced against Christian boot camp employees
Jewish family sues Jamaican reform school for troubled teens
Investigator: School Destroyed Video It Was Ordered to Preserve of Students Being Shocked
Tense Moments After Boot Camp Acquittal
Report Recounts Horrors of Youth Boot Camps
The Cult That Spawned the Tough-Love Teen Industry
2 arrested in alleged dragging of girl behind van at boot camp
Senate committee OKs $5 million settlement in boot camp death
8 Charged in Death at Fla. Boot Camp
Florida Examines Camps for Delinquents
Camper who died refused food, cadets say
Boot Camp Cadet Dies at Fla. State Park
Attorney general's office asked to investigate academy
3 men jailed in beating at youth camp
New law revamps state boot camps
After death of boy, Florida moves to close its boot camps
Manatee's boot camp in trouble
Boot Camp Beating 911 Calls Released
Boot camp video shows beating of boy who died next day
A harrowing look at out-of-control treatments for out-of-control teens
Calls for closure of juvenile boot camps
Boarding school ordered to refund tuition
Risky hold often used at kids' camp
Counselors Fired After Death at Ga. Camp
State probes boy's death at outdoor camp
Youth facility criticized; state reports it is making progress
Utah-based group under fire
Mom details son's issues at camp-death trial
Boot-camp witness tells of boy's death
Experts: Boot camps don't stop violence
Trial Begins in Teen's Camp Death in Ariz.
Baja raids shut boarding schools for U.S. teens
Police Remove 26 Youths From Boarding School
Program to Help Youths Has Troubles of Its Own
The last resort
Parents Divided Over Jamaica Disciplinary Academy
Teens' 'prison' closed
Owner of Private Discipline Academy in Costa Rica Is Arrested
One School That Relies on Therapy
Parents, Shopping for Discipline, Turn to Harsh Programs Abroad
Outdoor Therapy Camp Workers Charged in Hiking Death of Boy
Settlement reached in suit filed by boot camp inmates
Death Suit With Boot Camp Settled
Boot Camp Official Pleads Guilty
Head of Camp in Arizona Is Arrested in Boy's Death
"Survivor": The Personal Story of One Boot Camp Graduate
Desperate Measures
Group Probed in Death Has New Class
FBI investigating abuse at juvenile boot camps
States Pressed as 3 Boys Die at Boot Camps
Boot Camp Proponent Becomes Focus of Critics
Autopsy results released in death of Arizona boot camp teen-ager
Arizona Boot Camp Where Boy Died Reopens
American, Canadian teens removed from Samoan reform camp amid abuse allegations
Director of Boot Camp Said Faced Probe
States Pressed as 3 Boys Die at Boot Camps
Affidavit Says Teenager Sent to Boot Camp Died in Bathtub
Tough Love, Teen Death
Teen behavioral centers push 'tough love'
Accounts Put Darker Cloud Over Camp
Desert Boot Camp for Youth Is Shut Down After a Death

Four Part Series:

Why are you crying? Answer: 'My life, sir' - Part 1
On graduation day, an illusion of hope - Part 2
A quick transition from 'Sir!' to 'Yo!' - Part 3
After more than a year, where are the former cadets now? - Part 4
Boot Camps for Wayward Youths Offer Hope, Help, Hell
Teen Help sued


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