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Anonymous:
ISAC Corporation reports that a 14 year old boy has been detained against his will in an outpatient drug treatment program in Southfield MI since June 6, 2008. The name of the program is Pathway Family Center. Since that date, this boy has been residing away from his parents in unregulated, locked "host homes" run by the parents of clients in the program. Additionally, this program uses a level system, the first of which prevents clients from having privacy in the bathroom, attending school, reading, using the phone, watching TV, listening to the radio and a host of other restrictions that are consistent with the systematic thought reform methods utilized in its related program called STRAIGHT, Inc. That program was reported to have been closed in 1993, however, Pathway Family Center continued to treat clients from STRAIGHT, Inc. using the same methods and principles. There is at least one staff member from that program currently employed by the Southfield facility. Pathway also operates two other facilities located in Indiana. The facility they operated in Milford Ohio was closed earlier this month.
   
The mother of this boy has joint legal/physical custody of her son and his father orchestrated his placement against her wishes. They have been divorced for nearly a decade. Pathway Family Center has repeatedly refused the mother's request to speak to her son in private. According to the policies of the program, the client must send complaints through what is known as a "COC" chain of command. If this complaint is deemed viable by the staff, it progresses through the chain to an appropriate level. At no point is the client able to call CPS or DCH to complain. Level one is the most physically and psychologically abusive portion of the program. To be kept on this level for over 6 months is nothing short of pure torture. This boy is being kept from his schooling and away from his mother who is trying to help him get out of this situation.
     
This boy must be immediately removed from this program. At the very least, he can stay with his grandparents until the parents come to some resolution regarding his future. The mother is willing to speak to someone, as is a psychologist who saw the boy earlier this month who has indicated a willingness to speak to the media regarding this issue.
     
ISAC Corporation is a 501c3 organization dedicated to exposing and reporting abuse and fraud perpetrated in privately owned drug rehabilitation programs, behavior modification and boarding schools. We retain a substantial amount of documentation that supports allegations of abuse and fraud regarding Pathway Family Center in each state in which it has operated its program. This is the first time a Pathway Family Center client parent, who retains joint physical/legal custody, has come forward to ask for our help. Her rights are being denied, her son is being tortured and Pathway Family Center is getting paid a substantial amount of money in the process.


In reply to this letter, the Sheriff of Porter County, David Lain says:

Mr. Earnshaw:

Thank you for your email regarding Pathway. I am sensitive to your concerns and have forwarded them to the local Pathway office. Please understand that addiction has affected far too many families and we as a society must explore a variety of methods to overcome this scourge. That said, I would never advocate harming someone in order to save them. I am not aware of such being the case at Pathway. Should your allegations be substantiated I of course would have to rethink my position.

Sincerely,

Sheriff David Lain

Antigen:
I wonder if Rich Mullinax would be willing to talk to this sheriff?

Anonymous:
Any survivor who wishes to see this program be closed sooner than later should contact him. It is unfortunate that he became involved in promoting this program, however, it has become quite obvious that PFC is currently torturing a kid. Going on 210 days on Level One (first phase). Based on previous statements by family members of an Ohio and Indiana PFC client, this is standard procedure for kids who refuse to be indoctrinated into the cult. There is no way that this kid or any other kid for that matter is being helped under these conditions. The people who are doing this should be found guilty of neglect, abuse, torture, fraud and damn near every moral turpitude in the book.

Terri Nissley, what say you? You have been given plenty of time to respond to this situation and have been silent. You know about this, your supporters report to you daily...  Just because kids refuse to succumb to the PFC/STRAIGHT siren gives you absolutely NO right to treat ANYONE like this way. This is where you are dead wrong in your mission to create drug free robots. You get over $100,000 in personal compensation annually for your efforts at PFC, yet, PFC cannot even keep a nurse for more than a few months at a time, it can't keep the same director for its facilities for more than that same time measure. Ever since Penny Walker was dethroned there in Milford, wow, how can you expect to continue this charade you call treatment? All you PFC supporters out there, well, you are doing nothing short of aiding and abetting a criminally organized business that tortures kids accused of doing drugs. Oh, PFC has never been convicted? Why is it even a question? I am amazed at how you can go on and on with this BULLSHIT. President Bush is not going to save you this time. Clinton pardoned Rushing's wife, yep, and they even sealed the records to prevent future inquiries from bearing any fruit. Oh well, please come to your senses now. The PFC treatment modality is done, kaput, over, gone, blown away as you call it, um and a host of other DISCREDITING synonyms.

Also, while I'm at it, please stop giving, to current parents there, a copy of that letter you wrote to the licensing agencies in 2003 warning them about ISAC.  

RG

Anonymous:

--- Quote from: "RG" ---Any survivor who wishes to see this program be closed sooner than later should contact him. It is unfortunate that he became involved in promoting this program, however, it has become quite obvious that PFC is currently torturing a kid. Going on 210 days on Level One (first phase). Based on previous statements by family members of an Ohio and Indiana PFC client, this is standard procedure for kids who refuse to be indoctrinated into the cult. There is no way that this kid or any other kid for that matter is being helped under these conditions. The people who are doing this should be found guilty of neglect, abuse, torture, fraud and damn near every moral turpitude in the book.

Terri Nissley, what say you? You have been given plenty of time to respond to this situation and have been silent. You know about this, your supporters report to you daily...  Just because kids refuse to succumb to the PFC/STRAIGHT siren gives you absolutely NO right to treat ANYONE like this way. This is where you are dead wrong in your mission to create drug free robots. You get over $100,000 in personal compensation annually for your efforts at PFC, yet, PFC cannot even keep a nurse for more than a few months at a time, it can't keep the same director for its facilities for more than that same time measure. Ever since Penny Walker was dethroned there in Milford, wow, how can you expect to continue this charade you call treatment? All you PFC supporters out there, well, you are doing nothing short of aiding and abetting a criminally organized business that tortures kids accused of doing drugs. Oh, PFC has never been convicted? Why is it even a question? I am amazed at how you can go on and on with this BULLSHIT. President Bush is not going to save you this time. Clinton pardoned Rushing's wife, yep, and they even sealed the records to prevent future inquiries from bearing any fruit. Oh well, please come to your senses now. The PFC treatment modality is done, kaput, over, gone, blown away as you call it, um and a host of other DISCREDITING synonyms.

Also, while I'm at it, please stop giving, to current parents there, a copy of that letter you wrote to the licensing agencies in 2003 warning them about ISAC.  

RG
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Wow. Survivors of what programs should contact this sheriff?

Anonymous:
Any program related to straight inc...   seed, pfc, safe, straight inc, aarc, kids of nj, etc.

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