Sent Away

As a child I knew two kids who were sent from their homes on the east coast to a wilderness program and a boarding school for bad kids in Utah. Recently I’ve thought about those two friends and wondered what their experiences were like as I’ve followed the news of Paris Hilton’s advocacy on this issue. As a believer in the criticality of public policy and regulation this podcast highlighted so helpfully why oversight is essential to public safety. I feel for all the parents who were trying to do right by their kids under challenging circumstances and for the kids who survived abuse. Thank you for reporting this story so thoroughly. Incredible local and national journalism. I’ve started donating monthly to APM because of In the Dark and Sent Away.

Loving the podcast, but the fact you’re not pushing back on the obvious LIES he’s telling is infuriating! Granted, I’m only on episode 3 and I’m sure his comeuppance is coming, but if you’re not going to challenge his lies as you go, it just feels like sensationalism.

I was enlightened by the information gathered and shared so gracefully in this podcast. Thank you for your devotion to this topic. A dear friend of mine could barely bring herself to tell me the story of when she was “kidnapped“ from her home and even repeated the lines “we can do this the easy way or the hard way“ it is gut wrenching, and yet incredibly validating to hear Testimony of others who have been through similar trauma. My one criticism of the podcast is the wildly out of tune guitar! I am a musician & also score music for a variety of film, TV & podcasts. Every time the music came in it was so wildly out of tune - I even tried to convince myself that it was because The Situation feels uneasy or something… But even with artistic license I couldn’t let this slide. I BEG you - just tune in the guitar before pressing record next time! Otherwise very well done!

Very thorough research and good story telling. I had no idea these programs were a thing in Utah. Always enjoy learning something new and love listening to podcasts while doing mundane chores. This one really held my interest but I hated to learn about the mistreatment of so many teens.