It's a deep dive into the troubled world of the troubled teen industry.



 




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'Blindfolds, hoods and handcuffs': How some teenagers get to Utah's youth treatment programs


"Secure transport services," a shadowy corner of the teen-treatment industry, are almost entirely unregulated. Parent-hired transporters can pull kids from their beds, handcuff them, hold them down or blindfold them.

In Utah, a legislator who recently sponsored a bill that brought regulatory reform to the state's booming teen-treatment industry said he wants to take a closer look at how kids from all over the country are getting to the state for treatment.

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