http://caica.org/CHILDREN%20ARE%20DYING.htmIn Memory of the Children Who Have Died at the Hands of Those Who Professed to Be There to Help Them
Children are Crying, Children are Dying
Written by Isabelle Zehnder
Children's worse nightmares have come true
They?ve come to take them from the lives they knew
Taken from their beds in the middle of the night
Handcuffs, pepper spray, the child cannot fight
Hired kidnappers, abductors, it's true
They convince parents it's what they must do
To save their child from dying, they had no clue
Michelle Sutton - Died May 9, 1990
They forced me to run, I was so weak
They forced me to run, I could hardly speak
I pleaded for help I was so ill
I wanted to live, that was my will
But I was crying, and slowly dying
They refused me water, I was so thirsty
I asked for a doctor they would not take me
I asked to go home, they would not let me
I tried so hard to stay alive
But that night I could no longer survive
There was no phone, no radio
We were so far that nobody could know
The others built fires a plane finally flew by
The children explained that I had died
Twenty-two hours on a lone dirt road
A tarp over my body as the wind echoed
Twenty-two hours I laid in the wind
I would have been so chagrinned
My best friend was there, she heard my cries
My best friend was there, she watched me die
Those kids in the dessert were forced to stay
Even after they saw me die that day
My mom, she's a fighter, she wants people to know
What can happen to children when you let them go
My best friend we were close you see
She named her baby Michelle after me
I was one of the children who was crying
I was one of the children who was dying
Aaron Bacon - died March 31, 1994
I held my cup, they wouldn?t fill it
I cried for help they wouldn?t give it
I was so hungry, couldn?t they see?
All they gave me was pine needle tea
I was slowly dying, and I was crying
For breakfast I foraged prickly pear cactus
For me, there in the hills, there was no solace
They forced me to hike when I was so weak
There came a point I could no longer speak
I was slowly dying, and I was crying
If mom and dad knew what I would face
They would never have sent me to this place
No blanket no sleeping bag at night
The temperature reached 25 farenheit
They called me a liar they ridiculed me
They said I was faking while my heart was breaking
While I was crying, I was slowly dying
The sky looked purple I saw lights flashing
The next thing I knew my body was thrashing
I lost the fight for life that day
How many more children must die this way?
I am one of the children who was crying
I am one of the children who was dying
Charles "Chase" Moody, Jr. - Died October 14, 2002
I was only sixteen just being a kid
Laughing and talking, that?s all I did
Shut up, quit talking, get out of your tent
Much as I tried they wouldn't relent
They grabbed me hard in the dark of the night
Three very large men, they held me tight
They grabbed me, we fell to the ground
Three men on top of me, that?s how I was found
I pleaded and cried "I cannot breathe"
But they would not listen to my pleas
As I laid there crying, as I laid there dying
I cried, I wanted to see mom and dad
They wouldn't listen, they were so mad
Those three men sat on my back that night
Those three men made me lose the fight
As I laid there crying, I laid there dying
I prayed dear God get them off of me
I knew in my heart that would be my last plea
As I lay there crying, as I lay there dying
I was one of the children who was crying
I was one of the children who was dying
Martin Lee Anderson - Died January 6, 2006
I know taking grandma's car was bad
I never knew it would make them so mad
I was only there a very short time
Six men grabbed my arm took me out of line
I just got there it was my very first day
Why were they treating me this way?
They ridiculed me, they made fun of me
They pushed me they shoved me
They grabbed me they beat me
Just when I thought that I might die
I saw a lady out of the corner of my eye
I thought dear God she's here to save me
But she just stood by and let them berate me
They were so big and I was so small
I felt I had no chance at all
No matter how much I cried
They would not stop they let me die
They beat me until that final blow
At least it was caught on a video
I know one thing, I didn't deserve to die
I wanted to see my mama, just one last time
I was one of those children who was crying
I was one of those children who was dying
Giavannia "Joey" Alteriz - Died February 2, 2006
It was a cold day in February
All I wanted to do was wear my hoody
They yelled at me said it was forbidden
They made me feel like I was in prison
They grabbed me hard and took it away
I had no idea this would be my last day
Before I knew it we were all on the ground
They sat on me I couldn't make a sound
I tried to tell them I could not breathe
They would not listen to my pleas
They pushed down on my neck so hard
They left my body full of scars
Finally my body went completely numb
I knew the end had finally come
Mama, I would like to say
I should never have died that day
I was one of those children who was crying
I was one of those children who was dying
We do not want to have suffered the pain
Only to learn we died in vain
So please tell our stories all over again
Please be our voice we can no longer speak
Though we know it?s hard, please don?t be weak
Our voices are crying out to you
What on earth are you going to do?
How many more children must die?
Before they stop the crying
Before they stop the dying
Though we're in a better place
We do not want others to have to face
The abuse, the neglect, the crying
We do not want more children dying
In loving memory of:
Aaron Wright Bacon - Died March 31, 1994 - Untreated Peritonitis
Andrew McClain - Died March 22, 1998 - 11 years old - Restraint
Anthony Dumas - June 12, 2000 - 15 years old - Suicide by hanging
Anthony Green - May 21, 1991 - 15 years old - Restraint
Anthony T. Haynes - July 1, 2001 - 14 years old - Dehydration
Bobby J. Randolph - September 26, 1996 - 17 years old - Restraint
Bobby Sue Thomas - August 16, 1996 - 17 years old - Restraint
Bryan Dale Alexander - 18 years old - Pneumonia, lack of medical care
Candace Newmaker - April 18, 2000 - 10 year old - Rebirthing
Casey Collier - December 1993 - 17 years old - Restraint
Cedrick Napoleon - March 7, 2002 - 14 years old - Restraint
Chad A. Franza - August 17, 1998 - 16 years old - Suicide by hanging
Charles "Chase" Moody, Jr. - October 14, 2002 - 17 years old - Restraint
Carlton Eugene Thomas - 17 years old - Restraint
Christopher Brown - March 7, 1998 - 16 years old - Hit by train running away from program
Chris Campbell - November 2, 1997 - 13 years old - Restraint (4 times in 24 hours)
Christopher Sutton - August 22, 2005 - Murdered parents after Paradise Cove
Christie Scheck - March 6, 1992 - 13 years old - Suicide by hanging
Corey Baines - March 26, 2003 - 16 years old - Tree limb fell on tent
Charles Lucas - November 24, 1980 - 16 years old - Drowning
C.L. - June 12, 1997 - 16 years old - Suicide soon after leaving program
Corey W. Murphey - March 21, 2000 - 17 years old - Suicide in program
Daniel matthews - 17 years old - Killed in program by other child
Dawn Renay Perry - April 10, 1993 - 16 years old - Restraint
Dawne Takeuchi - June 25, 1995 - 18 years old - Thrown from truck
Diane Harris - April 11, 1990 - 17 years old - Violently restrained
Earl Smith - January 11, 1995 - 9 years old - Restraint
Edith Campos - February 2, 1998 - 15 years old - Restraint
Eric David Shibley - November 20, 1980 - 17 years old - Drowning
Eddie Lee - 15 years old - Resetraint
Erick Roberts - February 22, 1996 - 16 years old - Restraint
Erica Harvey - May 27, 202 - 15 years old - Dehydration, hyperthermia
Gina Score - 1990 - 14 years old - Hyperthermia
Ian August - July 13, 2002 - 14 years old - Hyperthemia
Jamar Griffiths - October 18, 1994 - 5 years old - Restraint
Jamie Young - June 5, 1993 - 13 years old - Heatstroke, dehydration
Jason Tallman - May 12, 1993 - 12 years old - Restraint
Jeffrey Bogrett - December 1, 1995 - 9 years old - Restraint
Jeffrey Demetrius - September 26, 1997 - 17 years old - Restraint
Jerry McLaurin - November 2, 1999 - 14 years old - Restraint
Jimmy Kanda - September 20, 1997 - 16 years old - Restraint
John Avila - July 25, 1994
James Lamb - November 24, 1980 - 14 years old
Joey (Giovanni) Alteriz - February 4, 2006 - 16 years old - Restraint
John Vincent Garrison - 18 years old
John McCloskey - February 24, 1996 - 18 years old - Sodomized
Joshua Ferarini - January 8, 1989 - 13 years old - Restraint
Joshua Sharpe - December 28, 1999 - 17 years old - Restraint
Karlye Newman - October 8, 2004 - 16 years old - Suicide by hanging
Kasey Warner - October 8, 2005 - 13 years old - Drowned
Katherine Lank - January 13, 2002 - 16 years old - Massive head trauma, fell down crevise
Kristal Mayon-Ceniceros - February 5, 1999 - 16 years old - Restraint
Kristen Chase - June 27, 1990 - 16 years old - Heatstroke
Kelly Young - March 4, 1998 - 17 years old - Restraint
Latasha Bush - February 14, 2002 - 15 years old - Restraint
Laura Hanson - November 19, 1998 - 17 years old
Linda Harris - September 18, 2005 - 14 years old - Restraint
Leon Anger - September 16, 1984
Leroy Prinkley - September 28, 1988 - 14 years old - Restraint
Lorenzo Johnson - June 27, 1994 - 17 years old - Drowned trying to escape
Lyle Foodroy - Drowning
Maria Mendoza - October 12, 2003 - 14 years old - Restraint
Mario Cano - 16 years old - Blood clot
Mark Draheim - December 1998 - 14 years old - Restraint
Michael Garcia - December 2005 - 12 years old - Restraint
Matthew Goodman - February 5, 2002 - 14 years old - Pneumonia, blood poisoning
Mark Soares - 16 years old - Restraint
Martin Lee Anderson - January 6, 2006 - Beating
M.L. - Shot and killed himself
Matt Toppi - March 7, 1998 - 17 years old - Hit by train while running away from program
Melissa Neyman - July 24, 1997 - 19 years old - Restraint
Michael Arnold - July 15, 1997 - 19 years old - Restraint
Michael Ibarra-Wiltsie - February 5, 2000 - 12 years old - Restraint
Michael R. Lewis, III - August 25, 2003 - 15 years old - Restraint
M.R.P. - On death row after attending WWASP Casa by the Sea
Michelle Sutton - May 9, 1990 - 15 years old - Dehydration
Nicholas Contreras - March 2, 1998 - 16 years old - Prolonged medical neglect and physical abuse
Omar Paisley - June 2, 2003 - 17 years old - Preventable appendicitis
Orlena Parker - March 10, 2003 - 15 years old - Restraint
Paul Choy - 1992 - 16 years old - Restraint
R.C. - April 10, 2005 - Suicide by hanging after leaving program, WWASP Casa by the Sea
Rochelle Clayborne - August 18, 1997 - 16 years old - Restraint
Randy Steele - February 6, 2000 - 9 years old - Restraint
Robert Doyle Erwin - 15 years old - Drowing
Robert Rollins - April 21, 1997 - 12 years old - Restraint
Robert Zimmerman - November 24, 1980 - 17 years old - Drowning
Roberto Reyes - November 3, 2004 - 15 years old - Lack of medical care
Roxanna Gray - July 6, 1989 - 17 years old - Restraint
R.G. - December 12, 2005 - Died at home after attending WWASP Spring Creek Lodge
Ryan Lewis - February 13, 2001 - 14 years old - Suicide by hanging
Sabrina E. Day - February 10, 2000 - 15 years old - Restraint
Sakena Dorsey - June 10, 1997 - 18 years old - Restraint
Shinaul McGraw - June 5, 1997 - 12 years old - Restraint
Shawn Smith - October 30, 2001 - 13 years old
Stephanie Duffield - February 11, 2001 - 16 years old - Restraint
Timothy Thomas - 9 years old - Restraint
Tammy Edmiston - September 11, 1982
Tanner Wilson - February 9, 2001 - 11 years old - Restraint
Tony (Anthony) Reyes - 14 years old - Heat exhaustion; suspicious death
Thomas Mapes - July 8, 1994 - 17 years old - Restraint, hand-cuffed
Travis Parker - 13 years old - Restraint
Tristan Sovern - March 4, 1998 - 16 years old - Restraint
Valerie Ann Heron - August 10, 2001 - 17 years old - Jumped off balcony WWASP Tranquility Bay
Victoria Petersilka - February 9, 2002 - Suicide by hanging
Wauketta Wallace - July 11, 1989 - 12 years old - Restraintt
Will Futrelle - March 25, 1996 - 15 years old - Murdered by other students
William "Eddie" Lee - September 18, 2000 - 15 years old - Restraint
Willie Lawrence Durden - October 14, 2003 - 17 years old - Died in cell
Willie Wright - February 4, 2000 - 9 years old - Restraint
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