Exactly. The inhabitants of these polygamist colonies have been allowed to run their own little fiefdoms unhampered by the law enforcement agencies in Utah and Arizona for decades. There have been some very brave souls who have escaped the cults and have brought these abuses to light in the past few years.
That ain't the half of it!
People who have escaped the cults and brought their abuses to light, such as Flora Jessup (see above), are under a sentence of death through the Mormon doctrine of Blood Atonement.
You can find out more about Blood Atonement HERE, HERE, and HERE,