7. Reclamation Ranch in Alabama – United States

This boarding school created some attention when it was raided in 2008. Shackles were used on teenagers who wanted to run away. Sounds like a really fun place. Did I mention that they had their own church like curriculum which didn’t count a lot of places.

The manager of the school managed to plea the charges down and got off with a fine. The good outcome was however that the authorities very much managed to close the school.

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Sources:

• Felony charge against Reclamation Ranch became misdemeanors  (Fornits Home for Wayward Web Fora)
• Christian Boarding School Head Accused Of Violence (My Spirit DC)
• Rapes, Daily Beatings, and No Escape: Christian School Was Hell For These Boys (The Daily Beast)
• Horror Stories From Tough-Love Teen Homes (Mother Jones)
• Reclamation Ranch – Redemption Boys Ranch (Project Unsilenced)
• Boys removed from Reclamation Ranch because of abuse accusations (AL.com)
• How Christian Reform Schools Get Away with Brutal Child Abuse (Vice)

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Update 2022

The website of the facility is now showing a focus on a more mature target group, which means that the operations of the ranch is finally over.

Source:

reclamation ranch is now porn (Reddit r/Troubled Teens)