Pathway, Inc.

News coverage

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  WAFF Oct 11, 2026 Event

  9 juveniles escape Pathway Facility in Owens Cross Roads over the weekend

  Over the weekend, nine juveniles left the Pathway Facility, a residential treatment and foster care center for girls in Owens Cross Roads, Alabama. Local law enforcement located the youths at multiple locations, facilitated their return to the facility, and announced an ongoing investigation into the incidents.

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  WAFF 48 Jan 27, 2026 Lawsuit

  Pathway Facility responds to city lawsuit in Owens Cross Roads

  Legal representatives for the Pathway residential facility in Owens Cross Roads have responded to a municipal lawsuit seeking to designate the program a public nuisance. Facility leadership denied the public nuisance designation, attributing the city's legal action to fallout from an incident involving a disturbance, and offered to cover the costs of police support.

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  WAFF 48 News Dec 12, 2025 Lawsuit

  Owens Cross Roads Files Lawsuit Against Pathway Youth Facility Over Safety Concerns and Code Violations

  The City of Owens Cross Roads filed a lawsuit against the Pathway youth services treatment facility, designating it as a public nuisance following multiple incidents of assaults, arrests, and residents leaving the property without authorization. The legal action follows previous city council decisions to conditionally renew the facility's business license after a September 2024 riot, after which facility operators allegedly failed to meet mandated security requirements.

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  WAFF Jun 6, 2025 Event

  No decision after final hearing for Owens Cross Roads teen facility’s fate

  The Owens Cross Roads City Council held a four-hour public hearing regarding the business license of Pathway, a Department of Human Resources facility housing foster youth. The city clerk recommended revoking the facility's business license following a reported escape and a prior riot, citing safety violations and non-compliance with city ordinances, while facility representatives disputed the allegations.

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  WAFF Apr 14, 2025 Event

  Courtland town council begins process to revoke business license for troubled-teen facility

  The Courtland town council voted unanimously to begin revoking the business license of Brighter Path, an all‑boys treatment facility for youths in foster care. The council cited multiple incidents, including 43 police calls and several escapes, as reasons for the action. A public hearing and appeal process are pending.

Staff

Administration

• Bill Ford

  Directorsource

• Herman Daniel

  Program Directorsource

• Joe Peeples

  CEOsource

Notable staff

• Barbara Morrison

  COOsource

• Beth Ragland

  Director of Marketing (2005, r/troubledteens wiki)source

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  • Greenbrier Academy for Girls Director of Marketing, Director of Outreach and Business Development, Director of Outreach & Business Development, Director of Admissions, Outreach and Business Development, Admissions Director, 2008-2022
  • The Pinnacle School Vice President of Marketing and Admissions, 2008
  • Spring Ridge Academy Director of Admissions, 2021
  • Auldern Academy Director of Admissions, Marketing & Outreach, 2020
  • Three Springs Inc. customer relations representative
  • The Pinnacle Schools marketing and admissions director

• Brad Wood

  Admissions Directorsource

• Brandy Peeples

  Human Resourcessource

• Jennifer Lee

  Asst. Directorsource

  Elsewhere in the industry

  • Baldwin County Residential Wilderness Facility Director

• Karen Brabham

  Clinical Directorsource

• Mark Sullivan

  Education Directorsource

Materials and links

Reference and research

• 33. Pathway Inc.

From SCIAD NET.

Archived pages

• Pathway Inc Archived Website (2021)

From SCIAD NET.