News Intelligence Analysis
From Indianapolis, Indiana Station WISH-TV
February 2002
Faith Under Fire: Juvenile Center
Investigated
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From the outside, the Indianapolis Training Center has all the appearances of an upscale hotel. But insiders say what drives the center is a combination of faith and fear. Follow this continuing News 8 I-Team investigation. Scroll down to read the latest stories.
Faith Under
Fire, Part 1
The News 8 I-Team first broke the news that a faith-based juvenile
center in Indianapolis has changed its policy on spanking.
Faith
Under Fire, Part 2
New information about alleged abuse at a faith-based juvenile
center. The News 8 I-Team first reported the state has
now stepped in and taken over the investigation as a case of
alleged institutional abuse. The center has also changed
it's policy and no longer spanks the children.
Juvenile
Center to be Investigated - February 11, 2002
The News 8 I-Team confirmed Monday that Child Protective Services
is investigating a juvenile center in Indianapolis. There
are strong allegations that a public defender called "disturbing."
Center
Investigation Leads to Parent Protest - February
11, 2002
Parents who say their kids are victims of abuse want the Indianapolis
Training Center to close its doors for good. They were
among the demonstrators protesting outside the center Saturday.
Councilman
Wants Funding Pulled from ITC - February 13,
2002
An Indianapolis city councilman is stepping in on allegations
of child abuse uncovered in last week's I-Team Investigation
"Faith Under Fire." Councilman Steve Tally says
he wants all taxpayer funding to immediately stop going to the
Indianapolis Training Center, a faith-based juvenile program
that takes troubled kids referred by the courts.
County
Adopts New Policy for Troubled Juvenile Center -
February 15, 2002
Marion County's Juvenile Court will temporarily stop sending
children to a troubled youth center. This morning's decision
comes after a meeting of several judges. The Indianapolis
Training Center is a faith-based program that has been the subject
of an I-Team investigation and a probe by the state.
Growing
Concerns Surround Training Center - February
25, 2002
City officials in several cities around the country are sounding
the whistle on what they are being taught about character at
a center in Indianapolis. The center is the focus of a state
investigation and a potential class action lawsuit.
City
Council Debates Indianapolis Training Center's Future
- February 27, 2002
City lawmakers took on the case of a controversial youth center
at their meeting Wednesday night. The Indianapolis Training Center
has been plagued by allegations of child abuse and the focus
of a News 8 I-Team investigation.
Debate
Rages Over Sending Juveniles Back to ITC - April
15, 2003
The City-County Council has passed a resolution to send
children back, but not without debate and hints of another investigation.
Councilman Steve Talley says more allegations are surfacing.
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NEW: Faith Under Fire,
Part 1
Gothard Juvenile Center Investigated
By Karen Hensel
The News 8 I-Team first broke
the news that
a faith-based juvenile center in Indianapolis has
changed its policy on spanking. The policy
changed to "no spanking" after the mother of a
10-year-old girl who spent the last 10 months
in the center complained.
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