HR 911 Please introduce and pass in Senate

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Total Signers: 67

1. Wed., Sep. 2, 2009 9:04 AM    link Angie J. | Tampa, FL

2. Wed., Sep. 2, 2009 8:46 PM    link Arletta C. | ,

3. Thu., Sep. 3, 2009 12:10 PM    link Anthus W. | Virgin, UT

4. Fri., Sep. 4, 2009 10:32 AM    link Michael P. | Englewood, FL

5. Tue., Sep. 15, 2009 4:21 PM    link Matt D. | Austin, TX

   I was happy to see that this passed the House...let's make this a law!

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7. Wed., Sep. 16, 2009 1:16 PM    link David L. | Mountain Lakes, NJ

8. Wed., Sep. 16, 2009 10:27 PM    link Richard C. | San Diego, CA

9. Sun., Sep. 27, 2009 2:37 PM    link Name not displayed | Candia, NH

10. Sun., Oct. 4, 2009 8:44 PM    link Hilary W. | Auburn, MI

11. Mon., Oct. 5, 2009 11:11 AM    link Barbara C. | Melba, ID

    Too many individuals have suffered through the abuse wrought by these facilities and come out irreparably traumatized. It is time that an end is put to what often amounts to unregulated child abuse.

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13. Thu., Oct. 8, 2009 12:19 AM    link Janet C. | Fort Dodge, IA

    To learn why this is so important, read the articles at http://reformatvictory.com/
    One of the main predators mentioned on that website was very close to starting a facility in my town when he was exposed by the media.

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15. Fri., Oct. 9, 2009 12:41 PM    link Barbara K. | San Francisco, CA

16. Mon., Oct. 12, 2009 9:03 AM    link Barbara A. | Westlake, OH

17. Mon., Oct. 12, 2009 9:29 AM    link Donna H. | Guilderland, NY

    It's about time that religion stopped being exempt from abuse/neglect regulation. Religous freedom does not extend to human sacrifice!

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19. Tue., Oct. 13, 2009 2:22 PM    link Bailey S. | Findlay, OH

20. Wed., Oct. 14, 2009 11:02 AM    link Shane W. | Middle River, MD

21. Thu., Oct. 15, 2009 5:08 PM    link Name not displayed | Pocatello, ID

22. Thu., Oct. 29, 2009 9:09 AM    link Name not displayed | Roscoe, IL

23. Fri., Nov. 6, 2009 2:19 AM    link Name not displayed | Grand Rapids, MI

    If we don't take all necessary safeguards to protect youth in "reform" schools, boot camps and the like, abuse is going to occur and we as a society will be responsible for "letting" this happen. Abuse and neglect don't reform; instead it breeds more anger, frustration, and ultimately hopelessness and rage that will be vented on society.

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25. Sun., Nov. 8, 2009 1:53 AM    link Ruby K. | Grand Rapids, MI

26. Sun., Nov. 8, 2009 1:54 AM    link Ruby K. | Grand Rapids, MI

27. Thu., Nov. 12, 2009 1:14 PM    link Name not displayed | Hastings, MN

    Was a resident at a Mercy Ministries home in St. Louis - this organization and others like it NEED to be regulated. Too many people have been hurt...we need to do something about this.

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29. Sun., Nov. 15, 2009 7:06 PM    link Carrie B. | Northridge, CA

    I have a niece in Turning Winds in Montana. I have found out that children have died and tortured at the hands of these people. At 13, I was put into a reform school run by nuns -- and that was just the beginning of my being dragged through the system, abused, raped, beaten up -- for 7 consecutive years. I wish I could just pick up my niece and take her away from this hellhole. This bill is well overdue and should have been passed decades ago. Don't wait any longer!!!

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31. Sat., Nov. 21, 2009 6:44 PM    link Elaine W. | Chattanooga, TN

32. Sat., Dec. 5, 2009 9:43 PM    link Mesila T. | San Francisco, CA

    I remember reading about these scary places a few years back. Some of them will con the parents into sending kids there on the grounds of "being possibly at risk for drug use" - this is before they've ever done anything! It's a nightmare. These places just let the inmates torture each other, they don't even have to hire counselors that way. These places ought to be outlawed. At the very least, they need to be regulated.

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34. Sat., Dec. 19, 2009 4:39 PM    link Name not displayed | Cleveland, OH

35. Mon., Dec. 28, 2009 3:43 PM    link Name not displayed | Davis, CA

36. Tue., Jan. 5, 2010 1:14 PM    link Scott S. | Schenectady, NY

37. Wed., Jan. 13, 2010 9:44 PM    link Angie J. | Riverview, FL

38. Thu., Jan. 14, 2010 1:46 AM    link James G. | San Bernardino, CA

39. Thu., Jan. 14, 2010 7:52 PM    link Isaac S. | Knoxville, TN

40. Thu., Feb. 4, 2010 12:08 AM    link Lisa T. | Lancaster, PA

41. Fri., Feb. 12, 2010 12:32 AM    link Micheal P. | Franklin, MA

    If the government did it's job this law would not be necessary, the operators would be in jail on kidnapping and assault charges. But they don't so we need this.

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43. Mon., Feb. 22, 2010 10:05 AM    link KE G. | Silver Spring, MD

44. Mon., Feb. 22, 2010 12:37 PM    link N'Lou F. | New Carlisle, OH

45. Tue., Feb. 23, 2010 7:54 PM    link Rachael B. | Williamsburg, VA

46. Fri., Feb. 26, 2010 12:00 AM    link Briianna C. | Winchester, VA

    Abuse creates abusers. Stop these places.

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48. Fri., Feb. 26, 2010 1:25 PM    link TRACY M. | Westmont, IL

49. Fri., Feb. 26, 2010 5:31 PM    link Nyah W. | San Rafael, CA

50. Fri., Feb. 26, 2010 10:34 PM    link Kate G. | West Linn, OR

51. Sat., Feb. 27, 2010 5:23 PM    link Aimee B. | Tallahassee, FL

52. Sat., Feb. 27, 2010 6:47 PM    link Judy C. | Orlando, FL

53. Sun., Feb. 28, 2010 1:23 AM    link Kathleen C. | Olympia, WA

54. Sun., Feb. 28, 2010 7:36 PM    link Sunny D. | Elwood, KS

55. Sun., Feb. 28, 2010 9:52 PM    link Emily H. | Walnut Creek, CA

56. Tue., Mar. 2, 2010 7:56 PM    link Mollie B. | Englewood, CO

57. Fri., Mar. 5, 2010 1:05 AM    link Sarah W. | Malvern, PA

58. Mon., Mar. 8, 2010 2:48 PM    link Misty H. | Santa Rosa, CA

59. Tue., Mar. 9, 2010 5:37 PM    link Name not displayed | Vallejo, CA

    This shouldn't be necessary, but it is.

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61. Tue., Mar. 9, 2010 5:51 PM    link Phyliss D. | Jersey City, NJ

    There are better ways of dealing with the problems that trouble our youth. Being involved parents is a good start. For ouside help there are many non-abusive counseling and youth activities available. If you abuse, you only teach the young how to abuse. They will either abuse others or themselves. Stop the insanity.

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63. Wed., Mar. 10, 2010 12:56 AM    link Helen M. | Arlington, VA

64. Wed., Apr. 14, 2010 1:00 PM    link Heidi M. | Gardner, MA

65. Tue., Apr. 20, 2010 10:48 PM    link Morgan-LynnGriggs L. | Blythe, GA

66. Thu., May. 6, 2010 4:33 PM    link Cathy G. | Akron, OH

    As a former abused inmate of a youth detention facility, and as one who is aware of the goings on of many others who are similarly incarcerated and abuse, I urge you to pass this measure with firmness and expediency.

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68. Tue., May. 18, 2010 11:53 AM    link Adele H. | Memphis, TN

    Please read "Reform at Victory: a Survivor's Story" by Michele Ulriksen for an account of the horrible psychological cruelty and emotional damage caused by places like this. Shockingly, they get away with it simply because they claim to be "helping youth" and because many of them are religious institutions.

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70. Tue., May. 25, 2010 6:02 PM    link Gopiballava F. | Palo Alto, CA

71. Mon., Jun. 7, 2010 1:43 AM    link Andrew H. | Eastsound, WA

72. Tue., Jun. 8, 2010 5:41 AM    link Name not displayed | Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA

73. Wed., Jun. 9, 2010 8:45 AM    link Jen V. | Hockessin, DE

74. Mon., Jun. 14, 2010 11:40 PM    link Nicholas C. | Tempe, AZ

75. Wed., Jun. 16, 2010 10:13 AM    link Carol S. | Panama City, FL

    These facilities need to be governed by some entity. When these establishments are allowed to operate ungoverned, it results in the reports of abuses by staff.

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77. Wed., Jun. 16, 2010 7:23 PM    link Julia P. | Corydon, IN

78. Fri., Jul. 9, 2010 3:09 PM    link Christopher D. | Garrettsville, OH

79. Fri., Jul. 23, 2010 2:18 AM    link Name not displayed | Wilmington, IL

80. Mon., Jul. 26, 2010 3:40 PM    link Jessica S. | Boulder, CO

81. Thu., Aug. 12, 2010 2:29 AM    link Clinton J. | Beaumont, TX

82. Sun., Aug. 29, 2010 12:27 AM    link Erica D. | Waldwick, NJ

    I was put in a "residential treatment center" (a facility for troubled teenagers with dual diagnoses) and then a "therapeutic boarding school" (again, a facility for troubled teenagers with dual diagnoses), despite that I had never once done drugs or even drank alcohol. I was placed there by my parents against my will, simply because I have fibromyalgia and my parents did not know how to deal with it. These facilities spew false promises to the parents of teens. I cannot express how much this residential treatment center and the therapeutic boarding school have damaged me. These facilities are downright sickening and MUST be regulated.

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