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We Warned Them: Freedom Village
by Margaret Mayer
These are the accounts of students attending Freedom Village, the self-proclaimed premiere home for troubled teens.Shielded from the scrutiny of the public by its seclusion in a sparsely populated region nearby Rochester New York, it maintained its reputation and relationships with conservative fundamentalist religious organizations and operated as a state-sanctioned method of behavioral therapy.What is the long term aftermath for the thousands who passed through these doors? And what can these stories tell us about the multi-billion dollar troubled teen industry?
Episodes
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Where Are They Now?
Margaret speaks with Jaz and Gabe, the founders of We Warned Them, who tell the story of how they stopped Freedom Village South Carolina from re-opening in 2019. However, Fletcher Brothers and the TTI network he sponsors are still operating without accountability. We explore how concerned…
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When Is It Over? The Aftermath
Shame, sexuality, flashbacks. What is the true legacy of the Freedom Village? To answer that question, Margaret talks with past interviewees and hears how their experiences of exploitation, and even conversion therapy have impacted their lives, often for years, decades, and even generations after...
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What is a Cult Anyway?
Margaret sits down with a woman who was born at Freedom Village and spent the first 24 years of her life under Fletcher Brothers' care. Her experiences, the perspective from two other long-term residents turned staff, and the advice of an investigative reporter raise the question, was Freedom...
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Why Are We Here? The Hi$tory
Margaret investigates the origins of the Troubled Teen Industry from its roots in the Independent Baptist movement to Lester Roloff's legislative battles to build and run homes for troubled teens and foster kids, ultimately showing how closely tied the industry is tied to the architects of the...
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How Do You Become Institutionalized?
Margaret, Maggie, and Boy Wonder travel upstate to interview young survivors of Freedom Village who report on its final years of operation. Patterns of abuse and coercive behavioral modification provide a platform to understand institutionalization. The survivors reveal their individual…
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Who Decides Where Bad Kids Go?
Kids are being sent to a compound in upstate New York. Some of them were forced by their parents, others were court-ordered, but all are indelibly marked by their time under the care of Pastor Fletcher Brothers. Host and creator Margaret details her entry into the world of Freedom Village USA and...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
These are the accounts of students attending Freedom Village, the self-proclaimed premiere home for troubled teens.Shielded from the scrutiny of the public by its seclusion in a sparsely populated region nearby Rochester New York, it maintained its reputation and relationships with conservative fundamentalist religious organizations and operated as a state-sanctioned method of behavioral therapy.What is the long term aftermath for the thousands who passed through these doors? And what can these stories tell us about the multi-billion dollar troubled teen industry?
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Margaret Mayer
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These are the accounts of students attending Freedom Village, the self-proclaimed premiere home for troubled teens.Shielded from the scrutiny of the public by its seclusion in a sparsely populated region nearby Rochester New York, it maintained its reputation and relationships with conservative...
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