Level 14: Inside One of California's Most Dangerous Juvenile Homes
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 เม.ย. 2015
- The calls for help came day and night from the group home for troubled children in Davis, California. Dozens a day - to the police, to state authorities, the unending pleas chronicling sexual assaults and suicide tries, runaways and random violence. A rescue was mounted too late, and the disaster in Davis to this day haunts those it touched. This is the story of Sule Anibaba, who worked as a counselor at the Davis home for five years, emerging both damaged and ashamed. Sule's story is part of ProPublica's investigation into the failure of California's juvenile home system. Read the full report for more: www.propublica.org/article/rap...
I was in several placements from 01-03, spent close to a year in juvie. Never had a self harm thought before in my life despite complete depression. Being forced in cells with kids hell bent on proving they were tougher by constantly starting fights. Staff oogling us while we were in the communal showers. Forced regimented exercise or lose legally mandated "free time." Cells without toilets or sinks where you have to press a buzzer to go pee. Staff belittling. Literal crime school. Placements aka "group homes" were full of gas lighting bullies.
Thunder Road was hardly a group home let alone a rehab.
Walden House had current adult treatment patients as backup staff especially at night when we would sneak out through the shower room window and climb under the fence and roam haight street and smoke cigs and look for weed. We smoked in the class room at night, no one ever said anything. Getting called "junkie" before ever touching a hard drug by staff.
Redwood Trails was actually decent and I was truly happy. We lived in a nice house in the suburbs with a huge yard and a dalmation. I had 1 room mate who was cool and 4 other housemates. Home cooked meals with staff that cared. Sadly, the owner got divorced and had to dissolve the assets and I was moved to...
Monarch Youth Homes. I was at Hoffman and it was pretty nice. I had the best therapist who I could relate to. Staff was great. House Manager Jim, Asst Danny, if you see this GREAT JOB. Can't say the same for the rest of the houses, but eventually it got shut down due to a rape coverup.
I can't believe it, why hasn't this video been seen by more people, this is a real issue that continues to happen in the Foster Care System
Luis Jimenez kids r not inportant enough....CME
I am a SW who had to move children from this facility that day! Heartbreaking for the children and staff who were affected!
I worked at a group home just like this told us the same things and all in Redding,CA it’s called victor treatment center! I was fired because the higher ups (FM AND RSS) didn’t like me! It’s a sad situation because I made a change in the home I was working at the house went from 8+ restraints daily to one a week, the kids loved me and trusted me! The one girl I worked with broke down and cried on my shoulder for over 30 minutes when I had to tell her I wouldn’t be coming back she told me that I was like a mom to them and I understand and cared about what they go through. I tried calling HR and telling them I was wrongfully fired for stuff that happened when I was first hired “telling a lazy staff no” it’s sad when they just fire a good staff over their own vendetta. But they told me that they didn’t find anything and that it wasn’t a wrongful termination... 🥺 I truly think about those girls and boys that I helped while I was there and I miss them so much and I hope they are doing ok. I’m currently trying to find another group home job. ❤️ Going to work everyday felt like I had a purpose!
Twiss Racing I was gonna gent sent there a few years ago lol but i went to a different one I have a cft later today so hopefully I can convince my grandparents into taking me back
KEKLAND666 I hope so I believe in second chances and most kids just need someone to care for them! There’s so much to life that is good 🙂 I’m praying for you!!
Twiss Racing it went great I’m getting sent to a new group home sadly but it’s closer to my grandparents but guess what? ITS IN REDDING lol
KEKLAND666 really haha that’s awesome and crazy at the same time!! I work at remi vista now I hope it’s a good one ❤️
Twiss Racing yeah the place I’m going to is called open line and I heard victor treatment center getting shut down
I was a ward of the state of California from 1984 to 1988. In 86 I experienced a similar catastrophe, in which a large foster care facility with around 100 children descending into chaos. I saw similar scenarios to those described in the video play out in front of my eyes. Rampant drug use, sexual and physical assault were a regular occurrence during the several weeks it took the state to bring in new staff and get the situation under control. Politicians only care if the media sensationalizes these incidents, then the public gets bored, and the media move on to the next blood letting.
I was in Monarch Youth Homes in 02-03. It was eventually shut down after a kid raped another kid and the staff tried to cover it up. Look them up. It was in Napa.
I was there in the Pioneer building back in the 90s.
He didnt mention the iso rooms they would lock us in he was no victim these people locked us away!! God dammit when will they give justice to the kids of these group homes to any of us they casted us away i swear they tossed us out at 18 they abandoned us
I went homeless for many years the day after my 18th birthday.
@@concerned_citizen2442 fuck them they owe all of us compensation for that shot
@@gigginbig3 I agree.. Best part is no one will ever understand what we went through because of the state and places like this. It's easy for them to assume. When your parents ditch you, or you don't have anyone on your side it's amazin how fast due process doesn't matter. How the bill of rights means nothing..
@@concerned_citizen2442 I was in the same boat. Aging out is scary AF. As soon as I got my diploma I was persona non grata. I was a junkie in 3 months, tops. Only smoked weed until then. Placement helped in some aspects but I came out an emotionally and socially immature mess.
Yea i'm extremely cautious of anything the state does now. People don't understand the lengths I go to to not have reasons to be bothered for the stupidest shit.
Most dangerous this what they called us Lol sthu i lived in group homes my entire life iso rooms are normal they only care when someone tells the news. My voice was and never will be heard neither will my peers the, damage my mind and physical has gone through and so many others, Its one thing to tell yourself no one cares its another thing to realize it, time can kill but give it time and time will heal, unless its mines my time my will against they go my soul they killed, feelings gone and heart is chilled all i wanted was for a parents feel, forgotten past left to wither away a kid to man to live another sad long day, the meds they gave me the beatings i took until this day im still quite shook, freedoms gone along with love they locked us down and locked us up, we are the past we are the present and if not fixed will still be present, no sympathy no not for me i only ask that you dont foget me i represent the kid whose gone And represent his saddest song, I represent my little friend who took his life and there it ends, i represent the ones abandoned by shitty parents who had bad habits, i represent the ones who starved and even ones who are bruised and scared , i represent the ones who grew and try to push as adults now through and through, I represent the one who’s age had got him kicked out and put in the rain, now as for me and solely me i do my drugs and sip whiskey its all I’ve got its all i was given but at least i survived those cold kids prisons,
Every emancipated foster youth need to band together. We need to share our stories and not take no for an answer, but then again most have the not in my backyard mentality. Ive moved on with my life. Im not overwhelmed by my past, but sometimes when i get denied freedoms and rights because of this it brings it back for a short period. Ive become quite successful in comparison to the roomates ive had in the past and most people. I sometimes hope that being able to throw money at a lawyer will help, but it doesnt. The preeschool to prison pipeline is too powerful and limes the pockets of politicians and private organizations that profit from this slavery..
This was a powerful and moving video. The narrator said he felt that he let the kids down. Sir, you did your best. People may say it was "the system's" fault. It was indeed, but on a much higher level than the system at your facility. It's the system that pays unwed mothers to start breeding at an early age so they can get welfare dollars for drugs, cigarettes, booze, clothers, shoes, jewelry, nails, hairdos, tatoos, etc. etc. Rather than cut off welfare payments after one or two illegitimate kids, the women are allowed to keep breeding. Why? There are millions of "workers" in rich corporations who "administer" so-called child welfare programs. The federal and state govenments subsidize these corporations with tax dollars. We need to stop paying girls and women to breed. I don't know what the sollution is, but if the cash supply is cut there will be no more incentives to create little "cash cows", aka kids on welfare all thier lives who create more welfare kids.
Damn I rememeber it was around that time that the grouphome I was in got like that. Not as bad since it was only level 12 and was just 16 kids but still. One day I remember we all grouped up and ran away from most the day before half of us got caught and returned, the rest came back over the days either on their own or were brought back. Luckily I didn't live in a grouphome as bad as the one this dude worked in
Confendental rights , and level 14 group homes are not so bad anymore I was in one for almost 2 years I didnt do much to get sent away
thats how it goes in juvenile court. The only court that being cash rich couldn't help if you were innocent.
The last thing I've heard. FF was torn down. Now, It a vacant lot. Nothing there.
Sad
@@aliciametters2025 Very Sad,Indeed. I just hope the children are safe.
chris arrowsmith The thing is they actually were doing well and were devastated to have to move becuz they were settled in and yet another move! Another move that was not their fault but would add to their feelings of abandonment and rejection!
I was there begining of 95 and back again on a transfer towards the end of 95 nrcc was off the hook...remember them ugly azz green pants