432. Pacific Coast Academy, Samoa

No to be confused with the school of the same name used in a TV entertainment serie this school was one of the many scams located on Samoa. As a country Samoa has never shown interest in monitoring such facilities leaving the country to a legacy of housing scam-artists who targeted parents concerned about their children.

The authorities became interested but the money men who ran the facility has not yet been brought to justice.

The videos above says it all. It could not have been fun to be there as a teenager.

Sources:

• Orange Gulags (Orange Papers)
• Camp in Samoa Draws Criticism in U.S. (The New York Times)
• Teen Boot Camp Conditions Criticized (Pound Pup Legacy – exposing the dark side of adoption)
• Factsheet about the facility (Reddit Troubled Teen database)
• Special agent who protected Tiger Woods reveals rescue mission of children from behaviour modification camp (The stuff)
• Camp in Samoa Draws Criticism in U.S. (The New York Times)
• Teens taken from Samoa center (Deseret News)