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'''Utah Boys Ranch''', now known as '''West Ridge Academy''', is a [[Mormon]] reeducation camp for children. |
'''Utah Boys Ranch''', now known as '''West Ridge Academy''', is a [[Mormon]] reeducation camp for children. |
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The Utah Boys Ranch was founded by the prominent Mormon [[Lowell L Bennion]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowell_Bennion]in 1967, although it is unclear how long he actually maintained a leadership position. |
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Eventually ownership changed hands, and [[Utah Senator Chris Buttars]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Buttars] became the executive director, and remained so for fifteen years before retiring in the face of some IRS problems[http://www.isaccorp.org/documents/utah-boys-ranch.09.27.04.html]. |
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The Utah Boys Ranch is a private, nonprofit school and treatment facility for troubled youth that has recently been under fire, many people claiming that it is an abusive facility that imposes Mormon theology on children.[http://mormongulag.com/] |
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One of the biggest complaints about The Utah Boys Ranch (now called West Ridge Academy) is that it lacks any substantial government oversight.[http://mormongulag.com/] |
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In 2008 an organization was formed, named The Utah Boys Ranch Network, to offer support to former victims of the Utah Boys Ranch.[http://mormongulag.com/] |
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Revision as of 19:42, 27 January 2009
Utah Boys Ranch, now known as West Ridge Academy, is a Mormon reeducation camp for children.
The Utah Boys Ranch was founded by the prominent Mormon [[Lowell L Bennion]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowell_Bennion]in 1967, although it is unclear how long he actually maintained a leadership position.
Eventually ownership changed hands, and [[Utah Senator Chris Buttars]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Buttars] became the executive director, and remained so for fifteen years before retiring in the face of some IRS problems[1].
The Utah Boys Ranch is a private, nonprofit school and treatment facility for troubled youth that has recently been under fire, many people claiming that it is an abusive facility that imposes Mormon theology on children.[2]
One of the biggest complaints about The Utah Boys Ranch (now called West Ridge Academy) is that it lacks any substantial government oversight.[3]
In 2008 an organization was formed, named The Utah Boys Ranch Network, to offer support to former victims of the Utah Boys Ranch.[4]