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Mountain View Academy
Mountain View Academy is a program in Dandridge, Tennessee.
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News coverage
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They’re Putting Kids’ Lives at Risk
ProPublica and WPLN found that Wayne Halfway House did not report suspected abuse at its Tennessee juvenile facilities. The state opened an investigation after the reporting.
An investigation found that Wayne Halfway House, a company running juvenile facilities in Tennessee, failed to report suspected physical and sexual abuse to state officials. Former staff and youth reported a culture of secrecy and a lack of proper incident reporting, which put the lives of youth at risk. The state is now investigating incidents uncovered by the investigation.
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Tennessee to Spend Millions on New Youth Prisons Despite Juvenile Crime Drop
Tennessee's Department of Children's Services has budgeted $360 million to build two new youth detention facilities despite declining juvenile arrest rates. A 2024 lawsuit and investigations allege that existing facilities run by private contractors fail to provide adequate education and mental health services and have neglected to report serious incidents.
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How abuse in a Tennessee businessman’s juvenile prisons remained under wraps
Investigative reporting uncovered multiple incidents of physical and sexual abuse, peer violence, and failure to report serious injuries at juvenile facilities operated by Wayne Halfway House in Tennessee. Facility leadership, including CEO Jason Crews, allegedly directed staff to keep incidents undocumented and to limit external emergency calls, prompting a state investigation.
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