Montana removed 27 kids from the Ranch for Kids Project's facility in response to what officials called frequent and severe allegations of physical and psychological abuse It 'may just be the tip of the iceberg,' lawmaker who spearheaded the effort says
The crackdown by the state Department of Public Health and Human Services came only three weeks after a new law to regulate facilities like Ranch for Kids went into effect July 1. At least 12 previous regulatory measures had failed untildetailing critical failures in oversight at some of the state's so-called alternative adolescent residences.
"We've heard complaints from some of the other facilities that are way more horrible," she said."This may just be the tip of the iceberg." Children were forced to go on 15- to 20-mile"disciplinary walks" on remote Forest Service roads in harsh conditions."We don't allow people who are convicted felons who are in prison to be treated this way," Sand said Thursday.
"This may just be the tip of the iceberg," says Montana state Sen. Diane Sands, a Democrat from Missoula, who led efforts to regulate alternative private youth residential facilities.For years, alternative adolescent residences were overseen by a board under the state Department of Labor and Industry, not the Health Department.
In its publicity materials, Ranch for Kids describes itself as"based on Christian principles." In state registration and federal tax documents, it says it is an adjunct ministry of Epicenter International Missions Ministry, and in 2012, it argued that it was exempt from licensing regulations under the religious exception.
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