OK. Here is what the jailor wants us ordinary citizens to do when we observe or learn of teenagers being locked up at this facility in Fort Dodge, Iowa
We have just a short time with so many of the residents at the home, please do not interfere with the program. You can help us in the following ways:
- 1. Do not participate in handling mail for the residents.
- 2. Do not make promises to the residents without prior permission by staff of the ACTC.
- 3. Do not come to the home to visit residents without prior permission by the staff of the ACTC.
- 4. Do not give gifts or money to the residents without going through the staff of the ACTC.
- 5. Do not provide transportation to the residents without going through the staff of the ACTC.
- 6. Do riot provide phone contact for the residents. Phone calls are allowed only through the ACTC office.
Sounds like a prison to me. It also sounds like it is not a fun place to be as a teenager. No wonder that a lot of the teenagers try to escape.
Sources:
- The ACTC News (Homepage of the church behind the place)
- LOCKDOWN – Are teens (and Taxpayers) paying the price at Christian Reform Schools (The Humanist)
- Factsheet of the facility (Fornits Wiki)
