**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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Handcarts are heavy. The weight adds up when you’re dragging 1500 lbs. on two rickety wheels up and down horribly rocky and steep dirt roads. Six of us on each cart, two at a time would take turns pulling up in front or pushing in back and one person on each side [...]