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Milton Girls Residential Facility
Milton Girls Residential Facility was a program in Milton, Florida, operated by Universal Health Services (UHS). It closed in 2012.
About Milton Girls Residential Facility
It closed (2012) per news report: Miami Herald, "Girls confined to ‘box’ if they fought sex abuse at FL youth center, suit says", 2025-05-22.source 1, source 2
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Girls confined to ‘box’ if they fought sex abuse at FL youth center, suit says
Five women are suing over sexual abuse they endured as minors at the now-closed Milton Girls Juvenile Residential Facility in Florida. The lawsuit describes retaliation against those who tried to report the abuse, including being confined to a small cement room called the “box.” The case seeks damages and highlights systemic failures in the juvenile justice system and its private contractors.
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Girls confined to ‘box’ if they fought sex abuse at FL youth center, suit says
Five women have filed a lawsuit against the now-closed Milton Girls Juvenile Residential Facility in Florida, alleging repeated abuse and retaliation by staff when they were minors. The suit names Gulf Coast Treatment Center and its parent company, Universal Health Services, as responsible for failing to protect the girls while operating the state-contracted facility. According to the complaint, girls who resisted or tried to report the abuse were punished by being placed in a small isolation room called “the box.” Staff reportedly stripped them of clothing and denied basic necessities. One survivor says she was confined there for over two weeks. The lawsuit describes multiple instances of abuse, including assaults during night shifts, retaliation for disclosing abuse during phone calls home, and staff physically harming girls who fought back. At least two former employees were criminally convicted, and others have been accused but not charged. The facility was shut down in 2012 after years of reported misconduct. Plaintiffs say they were silenced, retraumatized, and left without recourse for years. Their legal team says the suit aims to expose systemic failures in Florida’s juvenile justice system and private operators paid to care for vulnerable youth.
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Investigation into death at Elan School in Maine
An investigative blog post examines the historical operations and lack of regulatory oversight at the closed Elan School in Maine. The article discusses allegations of systemic violence, fraudulent therapeutic practices, and the 1982 death of a resident, Philip Williams Jr., within the facility's peer-to-peer restraint and conflict structures.
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Paris Hilton Calls for Accountability at Universal Health Services Facilities
Paris Hilton publicly criticized Universal Health Services and related teen behavioral facilities, citing personal experiences of forced medication, solitary confinement, and physical abuse. The article documents multiple allegations of physical restraint, sexual misconduct, and deaths across several for‑profit treatment centers, and references ongoing investigations, settlements, and calls for increased oversight.
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