Facility profile Alabama
Sequel TSI Madison
Formerly Three Springs School of Madison (1999 to 2009)
Also known as Three Springs of Madison
Sequel TSI Madison was a juvenile justice RTC in Madison, Alabama, operated by Sequel TSI. It operated from 1999 to 2019.
About Sequel TSI Madison
Three Springs opened the School of Madison in 1999 as a medium-risk secure program for boys placed by Alabama DHR and DYS; Sequel ran it as Sequel TSI Madison from 2010 until it closed in 2019.source 1, source 2, source 3
Timeline
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1999
Opened in Madison, Alabama
2009
Sequel TSI: Acquired Three Springs, Inc. (TSI) of Huntsville, Alabama
Sequel Youth and Family Services ran Sequel TSI Madison at the time.
Sequel TSI: Acquired Three Springs, Inc. (TSI) of Huntsville, Alabama December 30, 2009
Sequel announced its acquisition of the privately held Three Springs, Inc. The announcement said the combined companies would operate 22 programs across the country. The Three Springs programs later carried the Sequel TSI name.
Renamed Sequel TSI Madison
It had been Three Springs School of Madison.
2010
Sequel Youth and Family Services took it over from Three Springs Inc. (see the deal above)
It ran the program until 2019.
2017
Sequel TSI: Sold a majority stake to Altamont Capital Partners
Sequel Youth and Family Services ran Sequel TSI Madison at the time.
Sequel TSI: Sold a majority stake to Altamont Capital Partners September 1, 2017
Altamont Capital Partners announced a majority equity investment in Sequel through a holding company, SYFS Parent; terms were not disclosed. At the time Sequel ran 44 programs in 19 states, and APM Reports counted 35 residential treatment centers in 16 states. CEO John Stupak stayed on and co-founder Jay Ripley remained board chairman. Altamont's portfolio page lists the investment as active and says SYFS Parent later acquired Rebecca & Aaron Schools (2017) and Pine Cone Therapies (2020).
2019
Estate of Van Johnson v. Sequel TSI Holdings, LLC, Sequel TSI of Alabama, LLC, et al.
Estate of Van Johnson v. Sequel TSI Holdings, LLC, Sequel TSI of Alabama, LLC, et al.
The family of Van Johnson, a 61-year-old construction worker killed behind a Madison Publix in August 2017, sued Sequel and the two youths charged with his killing. Police said the two had left the Sequel TSI (Three Springs) facility on Browns Ferry Road the night before.
Outcome: No reported outcome found. Sequel closed the Madison facility in August 2019.
- Court
- Circuit Court of Limestone County, Alabama
- Status
- Unknown
Closed
As Three Springs School of Madison
Staff
Notable staff
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Tara Martin
Administrative Assistant
As Sequel TSI Madison
Lawsuits
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Estate of Van Johnson v. Sequel TSI Holdings, LLC, Sequel TSI of Alabama, LLC, et al.
Outcome: No reported outcome found. Sequel closed the Madison facility in August 2019.
The family of Van Johnson, a 61-year-old construction worker killed behind a Madison Publix in August 2017, sued Sequel and the two youths charged with his killing. Police said the two had left the Sequel TSI (Three Springs) facility on Browns Ferry Road the night before. The complaint says the facility was understaffed and poorly trained and failed to recognize the two as threats despite their 'history of violence, aggression, lack of empathy,' and that several youths had escaped in the years before. The family's lawyer said they wanted the facility closed or its security strengthened.
Staff
Administration
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Bette Moore
Executive Director (2013–2017)
Elsewhere in the industry
- Sequel TSI Owens Cross Roads Executive Director (2015–2017)
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Ownership
- Sequel Youth and Family Services
Documents
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1 document about Sequel TSI Madison that Unsilenced collected and Kids Over Profits does not hold a copy of. They open on Unsilenced's Google Drive. Their whole folder: Sequel TSI Madison.
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