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Mesabi Academy

Title	Date	Link	Archive	Tags	Type
How do Brutal Teen Boot Camps Still Lure Parents?	2019-10-30			[{'tag': 'Bethel Boys & Girls Academy'}, {'tag': 'Casa By The Sea'}, {'tag': 'Cassie Robinson'}, {'tag': 'Dace Goulding'}, {'tag': 'Elevations RTC'}, {'tag': 'High Impact'}, {'tag': 'Idaho'}, {'tag': 'Island View'}, {'tag': 'Jade Robinson'}, {'tag': 'Jason Finlinson'}, {'tag': 'KidsPeace'}, {'tag': 'Luke Hallows'}, {'tag': 'Mesabi Academy'}, {'tag': 'Mexico'}, {'tag': 'Miguel Rodriguez'}, {'tag': 'Minnesota'}, {'tag': 'Mississippi'}, {'tag': 'Pennsylvania'}, {'tag': 'SUWS Adolescent & Youth Programs'}, {'tag': 'Utah'}, {'tag': 'WWASP'}]	News
Youth were abused here.' More than 40 states have sent their most vulnerable kids to facilities run by a for-profit company named Sequel. Many of those kids were abused there.	2020-09-28			[{'tag': 'Capital Academy'}, {'tag': 'Clarinda Academy'}, {'tag': 'Forest Ridge Youth Services'}, {'tag': 'Illinois'}, {'tag': 'Iowa'}, {'tag': 'Kansas'}, {'tag': 'Kingston Academy'}, {'tag': 'Lakeside Academy'}, {'tag': 'Mesabi Academy'}, {'tag': 'Michigan'}, {'tag': 'Minnesota'}, {'tag': 'New Jersey'}, {'tag': 'Northern Illinois Academy'}, {'tag': 'Ohio'}, {'tag': 'Red Rock Canyon School'}, {'tag': 'Riverside Academy'}, {'tag': 'Sequel Pomegranate'}, {'tag': 'Sequel Services'}, {'tag': 'Tennessee'}, {'tag': 'Utah'}, {'tag': 'Woodward Academy'}]	News
After boy's death, Hennepin County finally severs ties with troubled facilities	2020-06-18			[{'tag': 'Clarinda Academy'}, {'tag': 'Iowa'}, {'tag': 'Lakeside Academy'}, {'tag': 'Mesabi Academy'}, {'tag': 'Michigan'}, {'tag': 'Minnesota'}, {'tag': 'Sequel Services'}, {'tag': 'Woodward Academy'}]	News
Three families file a lawsuit against Mesabi Academy's parent	2017-04-11			[{'tag': 'KidsPeace'}, {'tag': 'Mesabi Academy'}, {'tag': 'Minnesota'}, {'tag': 'Pennsylvania'}, {'tag': 'Sequel Services'}]	News
Reverberations still felt after Mesabi's closure	2019-08-23			[{'tag': 'KidsPeace'}, {'tag': 'Mesabi Academy'}, {'tag': 'Minnesota'}, {'tag': 'Pennsylvania'}, {'tag': 'Sequel Services'}]	News
Closure of juvenile center reveals Minnesota's lack of adequate treatment	2016-05-20			[{'tag': 'KidsPeace'}, {'tag': 'Mesabi Academy'}, {'tag': 'Minnesota'}, {'tag': 'Pennsylvania'}, {'tag': 'Sequel Services'}]	News
Investigators find four cases of maltreatment at defunct Mesabi Academy	2016-08-25			[{'tag': 'KidsPeace'}, {'tag': 'Mesabi Academy'}, {'tag': 'Minnesota'}, {'tag': 'Pennsylvania'}, {'tag': 'Sequel Services'}]	News
More families sue Mesabi Academy owner	2017-12-19			[{'tag': 'KidsPeace'}, {'tag': 'Mesabi Academy'}, {'tag': 'Minnesota'}, {'tag': 'Pennsylvania'}, {'tag': 'Sequel Services'}]	News
Final investigation reveals 'fight club,' lack of oversight among problems at Mesabi	2017-02-21			[{'tag': 'KidsPeace'}, {'tag': 'Mesabi Academy'}, {'tag': 'Minnesota'}, {'tag': 'Pennsylvania'}, {'tag': 'Sequel Services'}]	News
Claims of maltreatment, meager staff training and inadequate programs at Mesabi Academy	2016-05-06			[{'tag': 'KidsPeace'}, {'tag': 'Mesabi Academy'}, {'tag': 'Minnesota'}, {'tag': 'Pennsylvania'}, {'tag': 'Sequel Services'}]	News
Where to go? The stories of three families after Mesabi Academy	2016-06-08			[{'tag': 'Mesabi Academy'}, {'tag': 'Minnesota'}, {'tag': 'Sequel Services'}]	News
A Failure of Oversight: State, county and federal supervision didn't convey worry about Mesabi Academy	2016-05-26			[{'tag': 'Mesabi Academy'}, {'tag': 'Minnesota'}, {'tag': 'Sequel Services'}]	News
Minnesota county sending at-risk kids to other states despite concerns about care	2019-08-23			[{'tag': 'Mesabi Academy'}, {'tag': 'Minnesota'}, {'tag': 'Sequel Services'}]	News
Private juvenile center conceals abuse inquiries and pressures county to keep its business deal	2016-05-02			[{'tag': 'Mesabi Academy'}, {'tag': 'Minnesota'}, {'tag': 'Sequel Services'}]	News
MPR: Abuse cover-up at Buhl juvenile center	2016-05-02			[{'tag': 'Mesabi Academy'}, {'tag': 'Minnesota'}]	News
Boy treated during hunger strike at Mesabi Academy	2015-04-13			[{'tag': 'Mesabi Academy'}, {'tag': 'Minnesota'}]	News
Facing removal of kids, Mesabi Academy to close	2016			[{'tag': 'Mesabi Academy'}, {'tag': 'Minnesota'}]	News
Mesabi Academy staff probed over reported abuse	2016-05-02			[{'tag': 'Mesabi Academy'}, {'tag': 'Minnesota'}]	News
457. Mesabi Academy				[{'tag': 'Mesabi Academy'}, {'tag': 'Minnesota'}]	Program Info
94% of States Fail in Protecting Troubled Youths in Behavioral Centers	2021-04-19			[{'tag': 'KidsPeace'}, {'tag': 'Lakeside Academy'}, {'tag': 'Mesabi Academy'}, {'tag': 'Michigan'}, {'tag': 'Minnesota'}, {'tag': 'Pennsylvania'}, {'tag': 'Sequel Services'}, {'tag': 'Texas'}, {'tag': 'Timberlawn Behavioral Health'}, {'tag': 'UHS'}]	Random
Former residents of troubled youth facility receive settlement money	2021-04-02				News
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