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Rachel Browne

Exclusive: A Military-Style School for Troubled Teens Became a “Living Nightmare”

SOCIETY / NOVEMBER 2024

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A Military-Style School for Troubled Teens Became a “Living Nightmare”

Robert Land Academy promised to reform boys into “good citizens.” Former students allege it subjected them to years of humiliation, degradation, and abuse

BY RACHEL BROWNE

ILLUSTRATIONS BY ANNISSA MALTHANER

Published 6:30, August 20, 2024

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