**The names and ages of some have been changed to protect the families of the individuals involved.**
In the 80’s, "boot camps" for troubled teens became the new treatment dejour for parents at their wits end. However, after numerous allegations of severe abuse, untrained staff and several deaths, these camps came under much scrutiny. Steve Cartisano ran the most notorious of these camps, called Challenger Foundation. I was 15 when I was kidnapped from my bed and taken to Challenger. 63 Days is the story-in-progress about my brutal experiences there, my subsequent escape and the aftermath. This is my story, this is my life.
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I was contacted by Kathy Moya from FICA, Fight Institutional Child Abuse. She informed me of an important woman doing an important thing for the safety of children. Her name is Allison Pinto. She has composed an Open Letter to Congress regarding Institutional Child Abuse. If you wish, you can sign [...]
Handcarts. Handcarts are wooden boxes, I’d say they’re about 6′ x 6′ in the actual “cart” with about a 2′ depth. The wheels are about 4′ high and they’re wood with wooden spokes that have a bent and hammered on strip of metal that wraps around the entire outside of the wheel. [...]
The dusty rays of the morning sun filtered down through the little shack we were sleeping in. A rusty bed frame, springs orange from oxidation and age, was propped against the wall facing the door. A tiny window let light in through the boards that were nailed up over its filmy yellowed glass [...]
They’re airing my little bit on Fox News’ “Dayside” today. 1 oclock eastern, 10 oclock pacific. If you’re new here to 63days, go to the bottom of this page and click “previous entries” and start from #1 or click here
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Alli