For the Children! | Help stop the abuse , neglect and deaths in Florida,s Juvenile Justice System

An open book

Children are an open book , with unwritten pages.
A waiting for us to take them through the stages

It start's with that very first touch

Filled with promise of love and dreams, to fill the skies .

This unspoken trust sparkle's within the little ones eyes !

Smiles ,giggles and songs to sing
Waiting to see what tomorrow will bring .

Days , months and years rush bye !
With day's to long and nights to short.
There is hardly time to hush a cry.

Others come with songs of sort,
rewriting it script ,

Helping to fill the pages
During , so many important stage's

But do they really care!
Are you still there.

The book is being written day bye day ,
But lately had you much to say ?

Songs turn to word's
Not now , maybe later

The sun goes down , for night to come

Off again , on the run .

With love in your heart .
For your child it was a magical start.

You believe your doing your part!

While you are off and on the run.
Your words , become .

What have you done !

Is it really them ,
Or did we forget to finish what we begun !

D Matthews

"There never was a time when a major social problem was solved by beating a child. And there

never will be such a time... For centuries adults have injured children and have lied about it,

and other adults have heard those lies and then merely turned away...

we must begin putting the blame where it belongs."

CHILD

AGE/DATE

FACILITY

DETAILS

ARTICLES/DOCS

Aaron Wright Bacon

16 years old
3/31/94

Northstar Expeditions Wilderness Program, Phoenix, AZ

[Private pay]

Untreated Peritonitis *

Aaron's Main Page

Alex Cullinane

13 years old
8/12/06

Back to Basics Christian Military Academy; subcontracts with Fort Lauderdale-based Juvenile Military Training and Leadership Corp. The camp is run by certified National Guard drill sergeants

[State funded: State records show 24 students are using state scholarship money for disabled children to attend the private military academy.]

His death is under investigation. 15-year old squad leader Brandon Scott believes he died of dehydration. He did not eat for days, according to other children, and complained of stomach pain. He died in the middle of the night after getting up to use the bathroom.

Alex C. Main Page

Alex Harris	12 years old 9/13/05	Hope Youth Ranch Minden [State funded: It receives state funding because the juveniles in its care are either foster children or have been sent there by state authorities.]	Died of dehydration and blow to the head, allegedly when he was dropped on his head	Alex Main Page
Anderson Maxey	17 years old 8/06	YMCA Camp Winona in DeLeon Springs [Private pay]	Anderson was found at the bottom of Lake Winona after swimming with others at the spiritual outdoor retreat for teens. He suffered from epilepsy and it is believed his medical condition might have played a role in his death, which is being investigated	article 1; article 2; article 3;
Andrew McClain	11 years old 3/22/98	Elmcrest Psychiatric Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut [State-funded: Andrew, a state foster child, died in restraint in March at Elmcrest psychiatric hospital. ]	Traumatic asphyxia and chest compression; face-down restraint with arms crossed over chest.	article; report
Angellika "Angie" Arndt	7 years old May 26, 2006	Northwest Counseling and Guidance Clinic, Rice Lake, Minneapolis [State-funded: The clinic where a 7-year-old girl was fatally injured while being restrained will lose its state certification and close for at least six months.]	Stopped breathing after being placed in prone restraint position; death being ruled a homicide	Angie's Main Page
Anthony Dumas	15 years old 6/12/00	Lippman Family Center in Broward County, Florida run by the Lutheran Services Florida [State funded: Lutheran Services Florida, a Tampa-based nonprofit organization, runs the 20-bed center under a contract with the state Department of Juvenile Justice.]	Tried to hang himself; died after being in a coma for 4 months. Child hung himself as worker watched and took pictures rather than stop him	article; article 2; article 3; article 4; article 5; article 6; article 7; article 8; article 9; article 10; article 11; article 12; article 13; article 14; article 15; article 16; article 17
Anthony Green	15 years old 5/21/91	Brookhaven Youth Ranch [State funded: Brookhaven does not accept private referrals. A referral must come from a juvenile probation with whom we have a contract, the Texas Youth Commission or The Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services - from their website.)	Restrained face down for 15 minutes Asphyxiation	article; Brookhaven Website

Anthony T. Haynes	14 years old 7/1/2001	America's Buffalo Soldiers (Arizona) [Private pay: The boy's death has renewed interest among lawmakers who argue states should impose tougher regulations on privately run youth boot camps, which are often subject to little or no regulation.]	Dehydration and near drowning	Anthony's Main Page
Bobby Joe Randolph	17 years old 9/26/96	Progressive Youth Center, Houston, TX [State funded: Privately owned Houston youth detention facility the Progressive Youth Center at 7103 Peerless in southeast Houston began accepting youths last spring under a contract with the Texas Youth Commission.]	Taken to floor and restrained by two aides; died of asphyxia due to pressure on neck by 2 staff; ruled homicide	article; article 2;
Bobby Sue Thomas	17 years old 8/16/96	Northwood Childrens' Home [State funded: The girl, a ward of the state, has not been publicly identified, and officials declined to discuss details of her history.]	Acute cardiac arrhythmia while restrained face-down	article; article 2
Brandon Hadden	18 years old 1998	Healthcare Rehabilitation Center, Austin, TX [State funded: Texas corrections facility]	Restrained in a straitjacket and held facedown on a bed, vomited, and choked to death while two staff continued to hold him down	article; article 2; article 3
Bernard Reefer	11/24/80	Vision Quest
Bryan Dale Alexander	18 years old	Cold Springs Correctional Facility, Texas [State funded: Texas corrections facility]	Pneumonia, lack of proper medical care - conviction	article; article 2; article 3; multiple articles
Cameron Hamilton	2 years old 12/5/05	Achieving a Better Life, a day care in Chubbuck	Randie Wilhelm and Vickey Stauffer were charged with injury to a child, resisting or obstructing an investigation, and failure to report child abuse. Cameron died December 5th of severe head trauma.	Cameron's Main Page

Candace Newmaker	10 years old 4/18/2000	Evergreen Attachment Center	Death resulting from rebirthing	article; article 2; article 3; article 4; article 5; article 6; article 7; article 8; article 9; article 10; article 11; article 12; article 13; article 14
Carlos Ruiz	13 years old 12/16/94	Vision Quest
Carlton Eugene Thomas	17 years old	Edgemeade-Raymond A. Rogers Jr. School	Restraints	article
Carter Lynn	6/7/06	Tranquility Bay, Jamaica	Though Carter Lynn was no longer at the program when he died, the torment and torture he received while he was there was likely a contributing factor to what appears to be a suicide. He was found hanging from the rafters at his home just eighteen months after leaving the program, and just weeks after being interviewed for the article Rough Love.	Article
Casey Collier	17 years old 12/93	Cleo Wallace Center [State funded: Devereux Cleo Wallace, the treatment center of last resort for many of Colorado's most troubled kids, will close its Colorado Springs campus and an inpatient center in Westminster. In an announcement Monday, officials blamed the residential centers' financial woes on state payments that don't cover the cost of treatment.]	Restraint; Asphyxia	article
Cedric Napoleon	14 years old 3/7/2002	Manor Middle School, Killeen, Texas	Restraint	article
Chad Andrew Franza	16 years old 8/17/98	Polk County Boot Camp, Florida [State funded: Florida Department of Juvenile Justice.]	Suicide by hanging Boot Camp Death Results in $240,000 for Family	article; article 2; article 3 article 4
Charles "Chase" Moody,Jr. Father, Charles Moody, Attorney at Law	17 years old 10/14/02	On Track Wilderness Therapy The Brown School (CEDU affiliated) [Private pay]	Asphyxiation by restraint	Chase's Main Page
Charles Collins, Jr.	15 years old	Camp Oakland/Crossroads for Youth	Died after allegedly being forced to exercise at the facility after they were told he had an enlarged heart and should not participate in such activities	(click here)
Christopher Brown	16 years old 3/7/98	Robert Land Academy	Hit by a train when running away from program	article
Christopher Michael	8 years old 11/24/02	Foster / adopted parents' home	Was found dead in the home of his foster parents. Four years after his death police arrested his foster mother on suspicion she abused and neglected him.	Christopher's Main Page
Chris Campbell	13 years old 11/2/97	Iowa Juvenile Home Toledo, Iowa	Restrained 4 times in his last 24 hours....Cause of death undetermined. Chris, who had a pacemaker, had been transferred to four different facilities in the last five months of his life.	article 1; article 2
Christie Scheck	13 years old 3/6/92	Southwood Psychiatric Hospital	Hung herself while on suicide watch; wrongful death, among other charges, lawsuit settled in favor of her parents	article; book written about her death
Cindi Sohappy	16 years old 12/6/03	Chemawa Indian School, Oregon	Left alone in a cell after being brought in for drinking; was found dead	article
Corey Baines	16 years old 3/26/03	Catherine Freer Wilderness Expeditions	Tree limb fell on tent while he was sleeping	article
Charles Lucas	16 years old 11/24/80	Vision Quest	Drowning
Corey William Murphy	17 years old 3/21/2000	WWASP - Spring Creek Lodge [Private pay]	Suicide while at the program Read the powerful article about his death (right)	article
Kristal Mayon-Ceniceros	16 years old 2/5/99	New Alternatives, Chula Vista, CA	Respiratory arrest after being restrained face-down by four staff members	article
Danny Lewis	16 years old Died: 6/89	Vision Quest

Daniel Matthews	17 years old Died: 3/31/03	Pinellas Juvenile Detention Center [State funded: Florida Juvenile Justice System]	Killed in May by a fellow inmate in the Pinellas detention center	http://freewebs.com/dinmyheart/
Danieal Kelly	14 years old Died: 8/4/06	Multiethnic Behavioral Health, Pennsylvania	Wasted away under the nose of citys social service agency, weighing just 46 pounds when she died. She had been bedridden, infested with maggots and nearly paralyzed with cerebral palsy, died dehydrated during a heat wave	Danieal's Main Page
Dawn Renay Perry	16 years old Died: 4/10/93	Behavior Training Research, Manvel near Houston, TX	Restraint Died after being placed in restraint, ruled natural causes, then changed to accidental death. Mother sued facilitys owners.	article; article 2
Dawnne Takeuchi	18 years old Died: 6/25/95	Vision Quest	Thrown from semi-truck driven by program staff; driver convicted of careless driving	article 1
Diane Harris	17 years old Died: 4/11/90	Sequin Community Living Center	Violently restrained in basket-hold restraint; died of asphyxiation	article
Dillon Taylor Peak	14 years old Died: 6/17/06	Peace River Outward Bound camp in DeSoto County [State funded: Florida Juvenile Justice System]	Suspected medical neglect	article 1; article 2
Dustin E. Phelps	14 years old 3/1/98	Lancaster Foster Home, Ohio	Strapped in a blanket in a bed	article; article 2
Earl Smith	9 years old Died: 1/11/95	Children's Village	Restrained face-down by staffer who thought his distress was a ruse; died of asphyxiation due to chest compression during restraint	article
Edith Campos	15 years old 2/2/98	Desert Hills Center for Youth and Families, Tuscon, Arizona	Restraint Asphyxia - Edith was looking at a family photograph when a male aide instructed her to hand over the "unauthorized" personal item. The dispute escalated into a face- down floor restraint. Charges against the aide were dismissed.	article; article 2; article 3; article 4; article 5; article 6
Elisa Santry	16 years old 7/16/2006	Outward Bound	Elisa was found dead 5 hours after she was separated from her group when she was hiking in 110 degree weather in the Utah wilderness. Cause of death is being investigated.	Elisa's main page
Eric David Schibley	17 years old 11/24/80	Vision Quest	Drowning
Eddie Lee	15 years old	Obsidian Trails Outdoor Program	Restrained, reported beaten	article; article 2; article 3
Eric Roberts	16 years old 2/22/96	Odyssey Harbor	Wrapped in plastic foam blanket with velcro for one hour; stopped breathing due to pressure on chest according to autopsy	article; article 2; article 3
Erica Harvey	15 years old 5/27/2002	Catherine Freer Wilderness Program	Hyperthermia with dehydration
Gareth Myatt	15 years old 4/04	Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre, England	Restrained by three staff members on his 4th day at the facility near Rugby	2/17/06 - Article
Gina Score	14 years old 1990	South Dakota Training School, Plankinton, SD	Collapsed (hyperthermia), left out in sun for 3 hours....internal temp at least 108	Gina's Main Page
Ian August	14 years old 7/13/2002	Skyline Journey of Nephi, Utah	Hyperthermia Hiking	article; article 2; article 3; article 4; article 5
Jamal Odum	9 years old	New Hope cottage, Jedburg, South Carolina	Restraint death Three employees were charged with homicide by child abuse in connection with Jamal's death; one faces life imprisonment if convicted	article; article 2; article 3
Jamar Griffiths	15 years old 10/18/94	Allen Residential Center	Breathing was obstructed while being restrained...Traumatic asphyxia and brain death from lack of oxygen due to heart and lung failure
James White	17 years old 12/05	SummitQuest, ViaQuest Program [State funded]		article
Jamie Young	13 years old 6/5/93	Ramsey Canyon Hospital & Treatment Center, Arizona	Autopsy found that death was caused by heatstroke with dehydration triggered by 10 times the lethal levels of an antidepressant	article
Jason Tallman	12 years old 5/12/93	KidsPeace	Restrained Face down on pillow Suffocation	See Jason's main page
Jeffrey Bogrett	9 years old 12/1/95	New England Center for Autism	Sudden death during restraint
Jeffery Demetrius	17 years old Died: 9/26/97	Patient at: Crockett (Texas) State School	Cause: Strangulation while in restraint D.J. lost consciousness while being physically restrained by two staff members after assaulting staffers. It was the second time he had been restrained that day. A grand jury did not issue any indictments.
Jerry McLaurin	14 years old 11/2/99	New Horizons Ranch	Restraint
Jimmy Kanda	6 years old 9/20/97	Crow's Nest Family Care San Martin, CA	Strangulation while in restraint hold 911 had to talk staff through CPR; died of asphyxiation; Jimmy was strapped to a wheelchair and left unattended, the home was shut down as a result of his death	article; article 2
John Avila	Age unknown 7/25/94	Rocky Mountain Academy
James Lamb	14 years old 11/24/80	Vision Quest
Joey (Giovanni) Alteriz	16 years old 2/4/06	SummitQuest, ViaQuest Program	Preliminary autopsy report indicates cause of death was asphyxia due to prone, face-down restraint; found traumatic injuries about the shoulder, right lower abdomen, indicating compression and forcefully being maintained in a face down position	Joey's Main Page

John Vincent Garrison

18 years old

VisionQuest

John McCloskey

18 years old
2/24/96

Western State Hospital, Virginia

Ruptured colon, torn liver, and torn
small intestine after being sodomized with a broom-like handle

Article; article 2;
article 3; article 4;
article 5; article 6

Johnny Lim

14 years old
12/26/05

King County Juvenile Detention Center, Washington

[State funded: Washington Department of Juvenile Justice]

After complaining of an excruciating headache, he vomited and fell to the floor. The county's medical examiner ruled the death a "spontaneous brain-stem hemorrhage" attributable to natural causes. There are many unanswered questions by Lim's family and attorney representing staff and the center.

Johnny's Main Page

Joshua Ferarini

13 years old
1/8/89

St. Aemelian Hospital

Facedown restraint, suffocation

Joshua Sharpe

17 years old 12/28/99

Wisconsin Treatment Center

Restraint

article

Karlye Newman

16 years old 10/8/2004

WWASP - Spring Creek Lodge Academy

[Private pay]

Suicide by hanging

(read article)

Kasey Warner

13 years old
10/8/2005

ViaQuest Warren Avenue group home

Autistic boy who had never spoken a word was left alone and drowned in a bathtub with 12"; his mother was promised he would have round-the-clock care and supervision

Group Home In Trouble With the State

article; article 2

Katherine Lank

16 years old 1/13/2002

Red Rock Ranch Academy

Slipped and fell down crevice while hiking, suffered massive head trauma, died 3 weeks later.

Kelly Young

17 years old
3/4/98

Patient at: Arthur Brisbane Child Treatment Center,
Wall Township, N.J.

Cause: Positional asphyxiation
Kelly. died in a restraint "basket" hold and taken down to floor, but her family was initially given a different story: that Kelly had choked on an object. A grand jury was convened, but no indictments were issued.

article; article 2

Keyana Bravo-Hamilton

2 years old
9/4/06

Oregon State Foster Care

[State funded]

Keyana's foster mother was arrested after her 2-year old foster daughter died of internal injuries. The mother is accused of murder by abuse, according to police.

Keyana's Main Page

Kerry Layne Brown

24 years old
6/6/06

Tranquility Bay, Jamaica

[Private pay]

Though Layne was not in the program at the time of his death, I feel it is appropriate to include him here - the abuse he suffered at the hands of those who were supposed to be there to help him literally destroyed his life. He was pepper sprayed every day, multiple times a day, for nearly nine months, and was forced to lie on his face in "observation placement" for nearly the entire nine months he was there.

Layne's Main Page

Kristal Mayon-Cenceros

16 years old
2/5/99

New Alternatives

Restrained face down by 4 staff

Kristen Chase

16 years old
6/27/90

Challenger Foundation

Heatstroke

article

Kyle Young

16 years old

Alberta, Canada

A review of Kyle's death by Alberta's Justice Department says the guards pushed the boy, whose legs were in shackles and who was handcuffed, against the elevator door, the door opened, and Kyle fell to his death. Police investigated his death, but no charges were laid.

articles

LaKeisha Brown

17 years old
4/9/2005

Alexander Youth Services Center
Arkansas

[State: Juvenile Justice]

Medical neglect; blood clot in her lung

LaKeisha's Main Page

Alexander Youth Services Main Page

Latasha Bush

15 years old
2/14/2002

Daystar Residential Treatment Center, Southeast Texas

Complications of mechanical restraint; asphyxia
DPRS investigation concluded she died after being restrained. Medical examiner listed mechanical asphyxiation as the cause of death.

Laura Hanson

17 years old 11/19/98

Unknown

Lenny Ortega

May 31, 2006
12 years old

Star Ranch Foster
Ingram, TX in Kerr County

Drowned during outing at facility that was under investigation for the death and alleged abuse of other children there; the facility has been shut down pending an investigation

Lenny's Main Page

Star Ranch Main Page

Linda Harris

14 years old
9/18/2005

Chad Youth Enhancement Center

Stopped breathing after being physically restrained by male worker

Linda's Main Page

Leon Anger

Age unknown 9/16/84

Vision Quest

Leroy Prinkley

14 years old 9/28/88

Western Center

Aide used a "one-man body" slide that led to face-down restraint; died of cerebral anoxia caused by heart and lung failure due to forceful restraint

Lorenzo Johnson

17 years old
6/27/94

Arizona Boys Ranch

Drowned while trying to escape

Lyle Foodroy

Age unknown

VisionQuest

Drowning; boat capsized off Baha during storm

Maria Mendoza

14 years old 10/12/2003

Krause Children's Center, Katy, TX

Mechanical or traumatic asphyxiation Restraint - Department of Protective & Regulatory Services did an investigation and reported Maria died of "mechanical" or traumatic asphyxiation, meaning external pressure or the position of her body prevented her from breathing

Marcus Fiesel

3 years old
August 2006

State foster care

[State funded]

He was wrapped in a blanket then taped to a high chair and left alone for two days while his foster family went out of town. When they returned, he was dead. They burned his body.

Marcus' Main Page

Mario Cano

16 years old

VisionQuest

Blood clot while doing calisthenics

Mark Draheim

14 years old
12/98

KidsPeace

Asphyxiation while being forcibly restrained by 3 staff; in 2006 the case was finally settled; family wins $30K per year for 30 years.

article; (click here); (click here)

Matthew Goodman

14 years old
2/6/2002

Bancroft Institution, Haddenfield, New Jersey

Pneumonia, respiratory distress and blood poisoning, after he had been kept in mechanical restraints for 16 months (see below)

Matthew's Main Page

Mark Soares

16 years old
4/29/98

Wayside Union Academy

Cardiac arrest from physical restraint; aides thought teen was faking unconsciousness

Martin Lewis Anderson

14 years old
1/6/2006

Bay County Sheriffs Office Boot Camp

[State funded: Florida Department of Juvenile Justice]

Beaten to death by 6 guards

Martin's Main Page

M. L.

Spring Creek Lodge (WWASP)

[Private pay]

M.L. shot and killed himself shortly after leaving the program

Matt Toppi

17 years old
3/7/98

Robert Land Academy

Hit by a train while running away from facility

article

Melissa Neyman

19 years old
7/24/97

(Judith Young Adult Family Home (private group home in Washington)

Climbed out a window and became entangled in straps of restraint. Had been dead 6 hours before workers noticed her hanging from window.

article

Michael Arnold

19 years old
7/15/97

Keystone City Residence

Prone torso restraint after he tried to leave a day camp; died of asphyxiation due to chest compression

article

Michael (Christening) Garcia

12 years old
12/2005

Star Ranch

Restraint death

article; article 2;
larticle 3; Child Care Licensing Report
Star Ranch Main Page

Michael Ibarra-Wiltsie

12 years old 2/5/2000

Eckert Youth Alternatives

Asphyxia -- Restraint sat on by 320 pound counselor A woman whose 12-year-old son died in 2000 after being pinned down by a youth camp counselor was found dead in her garage with her 7-year-old son in an apparent murder-suicide, authorities said.

article, article 2

Michael R. Lewis, III

15 years old
8/25/2003

Parchment High

Restraint on stomach

article 1; article 2; article 3; article 5; article 6

M. R. P.

Unsure

Casa by the Sea (WWASP)

[Private pay]

On death row in Texas after attending Casa by the Sea

Natalynndria Lucy Slim

16 years old
7/13/06

Adolescent Residential Treatment Center operated by the Presbyterian Medical Services

She was found by a friend hanging from a computer cord. Death being investigated and is considered a suicide.

Natalynndria's Main Page

Nicholas Contreras

Nicholas' mom and sister as they grieve his loss

16 years old
Died: 3/2/98

Arizona Boys Ranch

Prolonged and serious medical neglect and openly abusive treatment per investigative summary. From one article: "In one case, Contreraz was forced to do pushups with his head over a bucket of feces-smeared clothing..."

Nicholas' Main Page

Articles, Investigation Summary, Police report (click here)

Picture of Nicholas'
torso during his
autopsy

Omar Paisley

17 years old
6/2/2003

Miami Dade Regional JDC, Florida

[State funded: Florida Department of Juvenile Justice System]

Died of appendicitis which could have been prevented had he received medical treatment. He complained of severe pain for 3 days.

article; article 2; Report; article 3; article 4;

Orlena Parker

15 years old
Died: 3/10/2003

Devereux Cleo Wallace, Colorado Springs

Pinned face down by at least six, possibly seven, adult staff members; after 15 minutes, she died

Paul Choy

16 years old
1992

Rites of Passage

Restraint

article

Raijon Daniels

8 years old
10/26/06

Mother accused of his death after state departments failed this child

Welts and bruises in various stages of healing covered Raijon Daniels' little body, encased in a neck brace with a tube protruding from his mouth. The injuries told a long, horrible story of abuse: rope marks on his limbs, chemical burns, bed sores.

Raijon's main page

Randy Steele

9 years old
2/6/2000

Laurel Ridge

Restraint...in the scuffle he vomited then stopped breathing. After reviving he was transferred to a hospital where he died the next day. Had been restrained 25 times in 28 days prior to death.

autopsy report;
article; article 2; article 3

R. C.

4/10/05

Casa by the Sea

Suicide after leaving

Robert Doyle Erwin

15 years old

VisionQuest

Drowning

Robert Rollins

12 years old
4/21/97

Devereaux School, Rutland, Mass.

Asphyxiation while restrained after a dispute about his teddy bear
Robert was restrained for 10 minutes, face down on the floor, after a dispute escalated over his missing teddy bear. Investigators found a significant delay in emergency response. The staffer who restrained the boy left him lying, unresponsive, on the floor. No criminal charges were filed.

article

Robert Zimmerman

17 years old
11/24/80

Vision Quest

Drowning

Roberto Reyes

15 years old
11/3/04

Thayer Learning Center

Probable spider bite and lack of
medical care Reyes died of rhabdomyolysis. This can be caused by severe exertion, trauma, and heatstroke. All likely consequences of the regime at TLC. The coroner claimed it was probably a spider bite on the basis of no evidence whatsoever. They couldn't even find a bite on his body. Spider bite is not one of the causes of rhabdomyolysis.

article; article 2;
article 3; article 4;
article 5; article 6;
article 7; article 8
article 9; article 10; article 11;

Rochelle Clayborne

16 years old 8/18/97

Laurel Ridge

Pinned face-down by aids and given tranquilizer; cardiac arrhythmia

article; article 2

Rocco Magliozzi

12 years old
7/28/06

SUWS Youth Camp in Gooding

Rocco contracted the West Nile Virus and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. The combination killed him. No autopsy was done, it is believed the facility was not negligent.

Rocco's main page

Roxanna Gray

17 years old
7/6/89

Family and Children's Center

Restrained face down on a pillow; suffication

article

R. G.	12/12/05	Died at home after attending program	Spring Creek Lodge
Ryan Lewis	14 years old 2/13/2001	Alldredge Academy	Committed suicide by hanging	article - article 2 article 3
Sabrina E. Day	15 years old 2/10/2000	North Carolina Group Home	Restraint
Sakena Dorsey	18 years old 6/10/97	Foundation Behavioral Health Center, Bucks County, PA	Suffocation during face down restraint with staff member laying across her back...history of asthma. Dorsey stopped breathing while she was being physically restrained, face down. No criminal charges were filed. Dorsey had a history of asthma and problems with swollen tonsils that hindered her breathing	article
Shinaul McGraw	12 years old 6/5/97	New Directions 2nd Chance	Hyperthermia and extremely high temperature after being wrapped in a bed sheet with gauze over mouth and being restrained to a bed
Shawn Smith	13 years old 10/30/2001	Volusia Regional Juvenile Detention Center, Florida	Committed suicide after complaining of being abused at the hands of those who were supposed to be there to help him	Click here
Shirley Arciszewski	12 years old 09/05	Charlotte group home, South Carolina	Restraint death; asphyxia	article; article 2; article 3
Stephanie Duffield	16 years old 2/11/01	Shiloh Residential Treatment Center	Restraint
Timothy Thomas	9 years old	Grandfather Academy for Children	Restraint death	article 1
Tammy Edmiston	Age Unknown 9/11/82	Vision Quest
Tanner Wilson	11 years old 2/9/01	Gerard, Iowa Facility	Heart attack while being physically restrained	article; article 2
Anthony "Tony" Haynes	14 years old	Buffalo Soldier's Camp	Heat exhaustion, bruising, suspicious death (employee arrested)	article; article 2; article 3; article 4; article 5
Thomas Mapes	17 years old 7/8/94	Youth Center of Topeka	Asphyxiation; handcuffed, pushed face down on floor
Travis Parker	13 years old 4/21/05	Appalachian Wilderness Camp, Georgia	Restrained l l/2 hours. Denied request for asthma med -	▪ Death at youth camp ruled homicide ▪ Counselors fired after death ▪ Boys' plead for help denied ▪ State probes boy's death ▪ GBI investigating death ▪ Six Georgia counselors charged ▪ Sad case of Travis Parker
Tristan Sovern	16 years old 3/4/98	Charter Behavioral Health, Greensboro, Psychiatric Hospital in No. CA	Asphyxiation during restraint Workers restrained Sovern face down on the floor. During the struggle, staffers put a towel over the boy's mouth and held a bed sheet around his head. No one checked Sovern's breathing or pulse during the restraint. One criminal indictment has been issued against a staffer.	article; article 2
Valerie Ann Heron	17 years old 8/10/2001	WWASP - Tranquility Bay	Jumped off balcony at Tranquility Bay (suicide)	article; article 2; article 3
Victoria Petersilka	2/9/02	Marysville Academy, Des Plaines	Hanged herself while at the facility	article
Wauketta Wallace	12 years old 7/11/89	Marysville Academy, Des Plaines	Postural asphyxia and stress due to restraint
Will Futrelle	15 years old 3/25/96	Mountain Park Baptist Academy	Murdered by other students
William "Eddie" Lee	15 years old 9/18/2000	Obsidian Trails Wilderness Camp	Injury to Vertebral Artery at base of skull after being restrained by counselors	article
Willie Lawrence Durden, III	17 years old 10/14/2003	Cypress Creek Juvenile Offenders Correctional Center, Florida	Appears to have died in his cell of natural causes	article; article 2; article 3
Willie Wright	9 years old 2/4/2000	Southwest Mental Health	Stopped breathing while in restraint	article

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