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  • Drug War Casualties (more on politics and the wod)

    08/15/2003 6:36:35 PM PDT · by Ed_in_NJ · 36 replies · 211+ views
    Fox News ^ | 5/23/02 | Radley Balko
    Drug War Casualties Thursday, May 23, 2002 By Radley Balko Samantha Monroe was 12 years old in 1981 when her parents enrolled her in the Sarasota, Fla., branch of Straight Inc., an aggressive drub rehab center for teens. Barely a teen, Samantha also had no history of drug abuse. But she spent the next two years of her life surviving Straight. She was beaten, starved and denied toilet privileges for days on end. She describes her "humble pants," a punishment that forced her to wear the same pants for six weeks at a time. Because she was allowed just one...
  • Drug War Casualties (more on politics and the wod)

    08/15/2003 12:50:16 PM PDT · by Ed_in_NJ · 4 replies · 190+ views
    Fox News ^ | 5/23/02 | Radley Balko
    Drug War Casualties Thursday, May 23, 2002 By Radley Balko Samantha Monroe was 12 years old in 1981 when her parents enrolled her in the Sarasota, Fla., branch of Straight Inc., an aggressive drub rehab center for teens. Barely a teen, Samantha also had no history of drug abuse. But she spent the next two years of her life surviving Straight. She was beaten, starved and denied toilet privileges for days on end. She describes her "humble pants," a punishment that forced her to wear the same pants for six weeks at a time. Because she was allowed just one...