In Loving Memory: Preventable Troubled Teen Industry Deaths
One of the worst things about surviving the Troubled Teen Industry is the knowledge that not all of us survive.
In the last 50 years alone, there have been over 200 reported preventable deaths of young people, aged 18 and below, in reform homes, treatment facilities, and juvenile detention centers.
We grieve them today and every day.
| Name | Age | Program | Date | Cause of death (if known) | Location | Source |
| Unknown | 17 | Tulsa Boys Home | 10/21/2025 | Died by suicide | Oklahoma | KJRH 2 News Oklahoma |
| Unknown | 12 | Asheville Academy for Girls | 5/29/2025 | Died by suicide | North Carolina | WLOS ABC News 13 |
| Unknown | 14 | Asheville Academy for Girls | 5/3/2025 | Died by suicide | North Carolina | WLOS – ABC News 13 |
| Biruk Silvers | 17 | Discovery Ranch | 11/5/2024 | Died by suicide | Utah | Salt Lake Tribune |
| Unknown | 17 | North Central Kansas Regional Juvenile Detention Center | 11/5/2024 | Medication toxicity | Kansas | Kansas Bureau of Investigation |
| Unknown | 16 | Platte Valley Youth Services | 11/5/2024 | Overdose | Colorado | The Denver Post |
| Unknown | 16 | Red Wing Youth Correctional Facility | 10/19/2024 | Died by suicide | Minnesota | Twin Cities Pioneer Press |
| Edison Hah | 13 | Prairie Lakes Youth Programs | 6/17/2024 | Unknown | Minnesota | The Minnesota Star Tribune |
| Zy’Kiria Bell | 17 | Lake Academy | 5/29/2024 | Unknown | Florida | WFLA – NBC News 8 |
| Clark Harman | 12 | Trails Carolina | 2/1/2024 | Restraint | North Carolina | FOX – Chattanooga |
| Alegend Jones | 17 | Youth Villages group home, Bartlett | 11/16/2023 | Restraint | Tennessee | FOX 13 – Memphis |
| Cleveland Dodd | 16 | Causarina Prison, Unit 18 | 10/19/2023 | Died by Suicide | Perth, Australia | The Guardian |
| Arianna Duenez | 16 | Vive Adolescent Care | 7/2/2023 | Medical neglect | Utah | FOX 13 – Salt Lake City |
| Dee Rutzen | 16 | Daniels Academy | 7/18/2023 | Fell from third floor, under investigation | Utah | Salt Lake Tribune |
| Addison Manson | 16 | Life Quest | 4/28/2023 | Died by suicide | Utah | Unconfirmed, survivor discussion here |
| Kamryn Meyers | 15 | Group home run by Powerhouse Youth Facility Inc | 1/25/2023 | Accident during escape attempt | Arizona | ABC 15 – Arizona |
| Sitlalli Avelar | 17 | Group home run by Powerhouse Youth Facility Inc | 1/25/2023 | Accident during escape attempt | Arizona | ABC 15 – Arizona |
| Taylor Goodridge | 17 | Diamond Ranch Academy | 12/22/2022 | Medical neglect | Utah | NBC News |
| Raiden Toms-Moonin | 15 | Oak Plains Academy | 11/30/2022 | Overdose with medication from the facility | Tennessee | NewsChannel 5 – Nashville |
| Summer Rose Lambert | 15 | Oak Plains Academy | 11/29/2022 | Overdose with medication from the facility | Tennessee | Freeman Funeral Home |
| Unknown | 16 | Canyon River Academy | 10/3/2022 | Overdose | Arizona | ABC 15 News – Arizona |
| Alexis Sluder | 16 | Elbert Shaw Regional Youth Detention Center | 8/27/2022 | Medical Neglect | Georgia | ABC News Channel 9 |
| Loyce Tucker | 17 | Waycross Juvenile Detention Center | 8/11/2022 | Injuries from organized fighting | Georgia | WALB News 10 |
| Ja’Ceon Terry | 7 | Brooklawn | 7/16/2022 | Positional asphyxia, investigation still pending | Kentucky | NBC News |
| Connor Bennett | 15 | Sequel TSI of Tuskegee | 4/11/2022 | Died by suicide | Alabama | NBC News |
| Sofia Soto | 14 | Maple Lake Academy | 1/16/2022 | Medical neglect | Utah | Salt Lake Tribune |
| Cedric “CJ” Lofton | 17 | Juvenile Intake and Assessment Center | 9/24/2021 | Restraint | Kansas | AP News |
| Alan Arguelles | 16 | Kearny Mesa Juvenile Detention Facility | 9/08/2021 | Drug overdose and medical neglect | California | CBS 8 Local News |
| Joshua Hancey | 9 | Roost Services | 7/21/2021 | Left in hot car | Utah | KUTV – NBC 15 News |
| Svetlana Hope Cyphert | 17 | Reflections Academy | 6/25/2021 | Died by suicide | Montana | Helena Independent Record |
| Mia Gabrielle Fontana | 15 | Grove School | 5/20/2021 | Died by suicide | Connecticut | Federal Lawsuit |
| Angel Lynn Rolph-Jackson | 15 | Shodair Children’s Hospital | 5/1/2021 | Died by suicide | Montana | Helena Funeral Home |
| Aerial Ojo-Serbus | 14 | Our Home Inc | 3/15/2021 | Died by suicide | South Dakota | Dakota News Now |
| Rylan Harris | 13 | Tulsa Boys’ Home | 12/8/2020 | Struck by vehicle during escape attempt | Oklahoma | The Bull Tulsa |
| Clay Hensley | 15 | Great Circle – St. James | 9/16/2020 | Killed by other residents during escape attempt | Missouri | Phelps County Focus |
| Jared Camacho | 12 | Rose-Mary Center | 9/11/2020 | Struck by vehicle during escape attempt | Ohio | Cincinnati Enquirer |
| Robert Wright Jr. | 17 | Circleville Juvenile Correctional Facility | 8/31/2020 | Drug overdose and medical neglect | Ohio | Cincinnati Enquirer |
| Timmy Montoya-Kloepfel | 12 | Tennyson Center for Children | 6/12/2020 | Struck by vehicle during an escape attempt | Colorado | Colorado Sun |
| Monrius Rendon | 15 | Cape Cod Adolescent Treatment Center | 5/30/2020 | Drowned during an outing with the facility | Massachusetts | Boston 25 News |
| Naomi Massa Wood | 17 | Lakeland Teen Challenge | 5/19/2020 | Medical neglect | Florida | FOX 13 News |
| Cornelius Frederick | 16 | Lakeside Academy | 5/1/2020 | Restraint | Michigan | NBC News |
| Cameron Dail | 14 | Tulsa Boys Home | 3/25/2020 | Struck by vehicle during escape attempt | Oklahoma | News on 6 |
| Alana Richardson | 17 | Central Ohio Youth Center | 1/14/2020 | Medical Neglect | Ohio | The Cincinnati Enquirer |
| Kirsta Simons | 17 | West Ridge Academy | 11/14/2019 | Died by suicide | Utah | KUER 90.1 & Salt Lake Tribune |
| Kayla Neal | 15 | Shodair Children’s Hospital | 7/15/2019 | Struck by vehicle during escape attempt | Montana | KRTV 3 Great Falls |
| Diane Ramirez | 17 | Morris Small Family Home | 4/6/2019 | Medical neglect | California | ABC 7 Eyewitness News |
| Andrew Potter | 15 | Devereux Cleo Wallace | 8/31/2018 | Struck by vehicle during escape attempt | Colorado | FOX 31 Colorado |
| Raven Nichole Keffer | 17 | Newport News Behavioral Health Center | 6/29/2018 | Medical neglect | Virginia | Newport News Daily Press |
| Jeremiah Flemming | 15 | North Spring Behavioral Healthcare | 11/19/2017 | Restraint | Virginia | Washington Post |
| Paul Choy | 15 | Rite of Passage camp | 2/4/2017 | Was restrained in 1992 and critically injured, died 2017 | Nevada | AARMS Archives |
| Charles Maise Knowles | 16 | Long Creek Youth Development Center | 10/29/2016 | Died by suicide | Maine | Portland Press Herald |
| David Hess | 17 | Wordsworth Academy | 10/13/2016 | Restraint | Pennsylvania | NBC 10 Philadelphia |
| Janaia N Barnhart | 15 | Advoserv (now Bellwether Behavioral Health) | 9/12/2016 | Restraint | Maryland | ProPublica |
| Shaquan Allen | 16 | Lake Villa campus, Allendale Association | 3/30/2016 | Restraint | Illinois | NBC 5 Chicago |
| Del’Quan Seagers | 15 | AMIkids Sand Hills | 11/25/2015 | Unknown | South Carolina | CBS News |
| Logan Volpe | 15 | Concept House | 2/8/2015 | Died by suicide | Florida | Miami Herald |
| Nicholas Grant | 16 | Circle C Youth and Family Services Group Home | 1/14/2015 | Beaten to death | Pennsylvania | ABC 4 WTAE Pittsburgh |
| Alec Sanford Lansing | 17 | Trails Carolina | 11/23/2014 | Exposure | North Carolina | NBC 4 WYFF |
| Cristian Cuellar-Gonzales | 15 | Brookhaven Youth Ranch | 10/12/2014 | Beaten to death | Texas | Austin American-Statesman |
| Unidentified | 15 | Summit School | 9/5/2014 | Died by suicide | New York | Rockland County Times |
| Khalil Todd | 12 | The Lighthouse | 3/10/2014 | Struck by vehicle | North Carolina | WRAL News |
| Kenneth Barkley | 15 | OhioGuidestone | 1/19/2014 | Restraint | Ohio | Cleveland 19 News |
| Matthew Loebach | 16 | Diamond Ranch Academy | 9/8/2013 | Died by suicide | Utah | Federal Lawsuit |
| Unidentified | 14 | Grandfather Home for Children | 8/5/2013 | Drowned | North Carolina | WSOC-TV |
| Paige Elizabeth Lunsford | 14 | Carlton Palms Educational Center | 7/6/2013 | Restraint | Florida | Miami Herald |
| Joseph Winters | 14 | Rose Rock Academy | 2/1/2013 | Restraint | Oklahoma | KFOR News 4 Oklahoma |
| Corey Foster | 16 | Leake & Watts residential treatment center | 1/18/2012 | Restraint | New York | ABC News |
| Anthony Parker | 16 | One Way Farm | 12/27/2011 | Beating and medical neglect | Ohio | WLWT 5 NBC |
| Daniel Huerta | 17 | Big Cypress Wilderness Institute (AMIkids) | 12/8/2011 | Traffic accident | Florida | Naples Daily News |
| Caitlin Lee | 15 | Childserv | 10/30/2011 | Died by suicide | Illinois | CBC News Chicago |
| Benjamin James Lolley | 16 | Salem4youth | 8/26/2011 | Died by suicide | Illinois | The Pantagraph |
| Dyskeha Streeter | 16 | Divine Guidance Integrative Services | 3/28/2011 | Medical neglect | North Carolina | ABC News 12 |
| Astrid Valdivia | 13 | Utah Youth Village | 1/23/2011 | Gunshot during escape attempt | Utah | Deseret News |
| Roger Eugene Benson | 15 | The Cyprus House | 1/21/2011 | Died by suicide | Washington | My Northwest Seattle News Archives |
| Michael Keith Owens | 16 | Daystar Residential, Inc. | 11/10/2010 | Restraint | Texas | The Texas Tribune |
| Grace Christine James | 17 | Sunrise Academy | 10/20/2010 | Car Crash | Utah | Unconfirmed, obituary here |
| Natasha Newman | 17 | Sunrise Academy | 10/20/2010 | Traffic Accident | Utah | Evening Standard |
| Shanice Nibbs | 17 | Five Oaks Achievement Center | 8/18/2010 | Heat stroke | Texas | The Texas Tribune |
| Carnez Boone | 14 | YES Academy | 7/30/2010 | Drowning | Pennsylvania | WFMJ |
| Levi Snyder | 15 | New Hope Carolinas treatment center | 6/12/2010 | Unknown | South Carolina | Unconfirmed |
| Taylor Mangum | 15 | Liahona Academy | 1/19/2010 | Brain aneurysm | Utah | Unconfirmed, survivor account linked here |
| Alexis Evette Richie | 16 | SSM DePaul Health Center | 10/26/2009 | Restraint, medical neglect | Missouri | St. Louis Post-Dispatch |
| Sergey Blashchishen | 16 | Sagewalk | 8/28/2009 | Unknown | Oregon | The Oregonian |
| James Richard Shirey | 14 | Diamond Ranch Academy | 1/10/2009 | Unknown | Utah | Obituary |
| Faith Finley | 17 | Parmadale Family Services | 12/13/2008 | Restraint | Ohio | The Plain Dealer |
| Katherine Rice | 16 | KidsPeace | 5/2/2008 | Overdose | Pennsylvania | Pocono Record |
| Ashlie Bunch | 15 | McGraw Center of the Seattle Children’s Home | 2008 | Died by suicide | Washington | Seattle Times |
| (Unnamed boy) | ? | Red Rock Canyon School | 12/1/2007 | Died by suicide | Utah | Unconfirmed |
| Brendan James Blum | 14 | Youth Care/Aspen Education Group | 6/28/2007 | Medical neglect | Utah | Associated Press |
| Caleb Jensen | 15 | Alternative Youth Adventures | 5/2/2007 | Medical neglect | Utah | Deseret News |
| (Unknown male) | 16 | Aspen Achievement Academy | 4/1/2007 | Died by suicide | Utah | Arkansas Advocate |
| Darryl Thompson | 15 | Tryon Residential Center | 11/18/2006 | Restraint – ruled homicide | New York | Times Union |
| Harry Tyrone Rutledge | 15 | Azleway Boys’ Ranch | 9/1/2006 | Died by suicide | Texas | Houston Chronicle |
| Christopher Ladell Hill | 17 | Azleway Boys’ Ranch | 9/1/2006 | Died by suicide | Texas | Houston Chronicle |
| Alex Cullinane | 13 | Back to Basics Christian Military Academy | 8/12/2006 | Medical neglect | Florida | The Ledger |
| Rocco D. Magliozzi | 12 | SUWS Idaho | 7/28/2006 | Medical neglect | Idaho | Obituary |
| Elisa D. Santry | 16 | Outward Bound Wilderness | 7/16/2006 | Unknown | Utah | Boston Magazine |
| Natalynndria Lucy Slim | 17 | Presbyterian Medical Services | 7/13/2006 | Unknown | New Mexico | Obituary |
| Dillon Peak | 14 | De Soto Outward Bound Camp | 6/17/2006 | Medical Neglect | Florida | Tampa Bay Times |
| Lenny Ortega | 12 | Star Ranch Youth camp | 5/30/2006 | Accident | Texas | San Antonio Express-News |
| Angellika Arndt | 7 | Northwest Counseling & Guidance Clinic | 5/26/2006 | Restraint | Minnesota | Minnesota Public Radio |
| Richard DeMaar | 16 | Laurel Ridge Treatment Center | 4/9/2006 | Died by suicide | Texas | The Texas Tribune |
| Joey (Giovanni) Alatriz | 16 | Summit Quest Academy | 2/4/2006 | Restraint | Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
| Martin Lee Anderson | 14 | Bay County (Sheriff’s) Boot Camp | 1/6/2006 | Restraint | Florida | Panama City News Herald |
| James White | 17 | Summit Quest Academy | 12/12/2005 | Medical neglect | Pennsylvania | LNP Lancaster Online |
| Christening “Mikie” Garcia | 12 | Star Ranch Youth Camp | 12/4/2005 | Restraint | Texas | Plainview Herald |
| Willie Durden | 17 | Cypress Creek Juvenile Correctional Ctr. | 10/13/2005 | Heart failure | Florida | Tampa Bay Times |
| Kasey Warner | 13 | Via Quest Behavioral Health | 10/8/2005 | Drowned in bath tub | Ohio | Connecticut Insider |
| Linda Harris | 14 | Chad Youth Enhancement Center | 9/18/2005 | Restraint | Tennessee | Nashville Scene |
| Shirley Arciszewski | 12 | Group Home, Charlotte, SC | 9/1/2005 | Restraint | South Carolina | Inclusion Daily Express |
| Travis Parker | 13 | Appalachian Wilderness Camp | 4/21/2005 | Restraint and medical neglect | Illinois | Chicago Tribune |
| Garrett Halsey | 13 | Grafton School, Inc | 12/23/2004 | Restraint | Virginia | The Winchester Star |
| Roberto Reyes | 15 | Thayer Learning Center | 11/3/2004 | Medical neglect | Oklahoma | The Oklahoman |
| Karlye Newman | 16 | Spring Creek Lodge | 10/8/2004 | Died by suicide | Colorado | Denver Post |
| Matthew Meyer | 14 | Lonestar Expeditions | 9/17/2004 | Medical neglect | Texas | Testimony of Matthew’s mother |
| Ian Mulhare | 16 | Island View | 7/1/2004 | Died by suicide | Utah | Police report |
| (Unknown from Virginia) | 17 | The Family Foundation School | 3/4/2004 | Fell from second story balcony | New York | Unconfirmed |
| Omar Paisley | 17 | Miami Dade Regional JDC, Florida | 6/2/2003 | Medical neglect | Florida | Miami Herald |
| Jerry Trivett | 15 | High Pointe, Oklahoma | 6/1/2003 | Restraint | Oklahoma | The Philadelphia Inquirer |
| Daniel “Danny” Jack Matthews | 17 | Pinellas County Juvenile Detention | 5/31/2003 | Fatal fight | Florida | Tampa Bay Times |
| Corey Baines | 16 | Catherine Freer Wilderness | 3/26/2003 | Accident | Utah | The Salt Lake Tribune |
| Jamal Odum | 9 | New Hope For Children S.C. | 3/23/2003 | Restraint | South Carolina | Connecticut Insider |
| Orlena Parker | 15 | Devereux Cleo Wallace | 3/10/2003 | Restraint | Colorado | Midland Daily News |
| Autumn Sunbear | 15 | Red Rock Canyon School | 3/1/2003 | Medical neglect | Utah | Deseret News |
| Kiley Michelle Jaquays | 17 | Integrity House | 12/24/2002 | Hiking accident | Utah | Deseret News |
| (Unknown) | 15 | Catherine Freer Wilderness | 10/20/2002 | Unknown reason | Utah | Unconfirmed |
| Charles “Chase” Moody | 17 | On Track Wilderness (Brown Schools) | 10/14/2002 | Restraint | Texas | The Edwardsville Intelligencer |
| Maria Mendoza | 14 | Krause Children’s Center | 10/12/2002 | Restraint – ruled homicide | Texas | Houston Chronicle |
| Jeremy Gaulin | 15 | Summit School and Children’s Residence Center | 10/3/2002 | Fell from a window after being pushed by a fellow student | New York | The New York Times |
| Ian August | 14 | Skyline Journey | 7/13/2002 | Heat stroke and medical neglect | Utah | Los Angeles Times |
| Erica Harvey | 15 | Catherine Freer Wilderness Program | 5/27/2002 | Medical neglect | Nevada | Phoenix New Times |
| LaTasha Bush | 15 | Daystar Residential Treatment Center | 2/27/2002 | Restraint | Texas | 6 ABC Action News |
| Victoria Petersilka | 14 | Maryville Academy for Girls | 2/9/2002 | Died by suicide | Illinois | Chicago Tribune |
| Matthew Goodman | 14 | The Lindens | 2/6/2002 | Restraint | Montana | Billings Gazette |
| Katherine Lank | 16 | Red Rock Canyon School | 1/13/2002 | Hiking accident | Utah | Salt Lake Tribune |
| Aaron Albert Grey | 16 | Alberta Children’s Group Home | 12/21/2001 | Exposure to elements during an attempt to escape | Alberta | Unconfirmed |
| Valerie Ann Heron | 17 | Tranquility Bay, Jamaica | 8/10/2001 | Died by suicide | Florida | Miami New Times |
| Tony Haynes | 14 | America’s Buffalo Soldiers (Arizona) | 7/1/2001 | Heat stroke. Staff was sentenced | Arizona | ABC News |
| Angela Miller | 17 | Echo Glen Children’s Center | 3/1/2001 | Died by suicide | Washington | Snoqualmie Valley Record |
| Ryan Lewis | 14 | Alldredge Academy | 2/13/2001 | Died by suicide | West Virginia | The New York Times |
| Stephanie Duffield | 16 | Shiloh Residential Treatment Center | 2/11/2001 | Restraint | Texas | Houston Chronicle |
| Tanner Wilson | 11 | Gerard of Iowa | 2/2/2001 | Restraint. A staff member – Lori Ann Ingham – was charged | Iowa | Globe Gazette |
| Dionte Pickens | 14 | Three Springs Inc. | 10/15/2000 | Died by suicide | Alabama | Midland Daily News |
| William “Eddie” Lee | 15 | Obsidian Trails Wilderness Camp | 9/18/2000 | Restraint | Oregon | The Bend Bulletin |
| Joseph Douglas Bolt Jr. | 17 | Alpine Boys Ranch | 8/7/2000 | Drowning | Washington | Woodbury Reports |
| Kevin Niel Rider | 14 | Northstar Expeditions | 6/3/2000 | Suicide from antidepressant withdrawal | Utah | NM Legislature |
| Candace Newmaker | 10 | Evergreen Attachment Center | 4/18/2000 | Asphyxiated during “therapy” exercise – therapist convicted of homicide | Colorado | ABC News |
| Sabrina E. Day | 15 | North Carolina Group Home | 2/10/2000 | Restraint | North Carolina | The Charlotte Observer |
| Randy Steele | 9 | Laurel Ridge | 2/6/2000 | Restraint | Texas | Hartford Courant |
| Michael Ibarra-Wiltsie | 12 | Eckerd Youth Alternatives | 2/5/2000 | Restraint | Florida | Tampa Bay Times |
| Willie Wright | 14 | Southwest Mental Health | 2/4/2000 | Restraint | Texas | Austin American-Statesman |
| Joshua Sharpe | 17 | Wisconsin Treatment Center | 12/28/1999 | Restraint | Wisconsin | NM Legislature |
| Jerry McLaurin | 14 | New Horizons Ranch | 11/2/1999 | Restraint | Texas | Austin American-Statesman |
| Kristal Mayon-Ceniceros | 16 | New Alternatives | 2/5/1999 | Restraint | California | Los Angeles Times |
| Brandon Hoffman | 17 | Mount Bachelor Academy | 12/16/1998 | Died by suicide | Oregon | Unconfirmed, anonymous survivor discussion here |
| Mark Draheim | 14 | KidsPeace | 12/11/1998 | Restraint | Pennsylvania | Hartford Courant |
| Laura Hanson | 17 | 45th St Mental Health Center | 11/19/1998 | Restraint | Florida | South Florida Sun Sentinel |
| Chad Andrew Franza | 16 | Polk County Boot Camp | 8/17/1998 | Died by suicide | Florida | Tampa Bay Times |
| Mark Soares | 16 | Wayside Union Academy | 4/29/1998 | Restraint | Massachusetts | Hartford Courant |
| Andrew McClain | 11 | Elmcrest Psychiatric Hospital | 3/22/1998 | Restraint | Connecticut | Hartford Courant |
| Tristan Sovern | 16 | Charter Behavioral Healthcare | 3/4/1998 | Restraint | North Carolina | CBS News |
| Nicholaus Contreras | 16 | Arizona Boys Ranch | 3/2/1998 | Restraint | Arizona | Arizona Daily Sun |
| Dustin E. Phelps | 14 | Lancaster foster home (Ohio) | 3/1/1998 | Restraint | Ohio | 1999 Hearing Testimony |
| Ashley Shaddox | 14 | Echo Glen Children’s Center | 3/1/1998 | Died by suicide | Washington | Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| Edith Campos | 15 | Desert Hills | 2/4/1998 | Restraint | Arizona | Hartford Courant |
| Kelly Young | 17 | Arthur Brisbane Child Treatment Center | 1/5/1998 | Restraint | New Jersey | Asbury Park Press |
| Chris Campbell | 13 | Iowa Juvenile Home | 11/2/1997 | Restraint | Iowa | Des Moines Register |
| Jimmy Kanda | 16 | Crow’s Nest Family Care | 9/20/1997 | Restraint | California | Hartford Courant |
| Demetrius Jeffries | 17 | Crockett State School | 8/26/1997 | Restraint | Texas | Austin American-Statesman |
| Roshelle Clayborne | 16 | Laurel Ridge | 8/18/1997 | Restraint | Texas | Austin American-Statesman |
| Melissa Neyman | 19 | Private Group Home in WA | 7/24/1997 | Restraint | Washington | Senate Hearing |
| Sakena Dorsey | 19 | Foundation Behavioral | 6/10/1997 | Restraint | Pennsylvania | Connecticut Insider |
| Robert Rollins | 12 | Devereux School | 4/21/1997 | Restraint | Massachusetts | Hartford Courant |
| Bobby Jo Randolph | 17 | Progressive Youth Center | 9/26/1996 | Restraint | Texas | Austin American-Statesman |
| Bobby Sue Thomas | 17 | Northwood Children’s Home | 8/16/1996 | Restraint | Minnesota | NM Legislature |
| Will Futrelle | 15 | Mountain Park Baptist Academy | 3/25/1996 | Murdered by peers | Missouri | Washington Post |
| Eric Roberts | 16 | Odyssey Harbor | 2/22/1996 | Restraint | Texas | Austin American-Statesman |
| Jeffrey Bogrett | 9 | New England Center for Autism | 12/1/1995 | Restraint | Massachusetts | Connecticut Insider |
| Bryan Jones | 15 | Broken Shackle Ranch | 7/24/1995 | Electrocuted due to faulty wiring | Georgia | Federal Lawsuit |
| Dawnne Takeuchi | 18 | Vision Quest | 6/25/1995 | Fell off a wagon | Utah | High Country News |
| Earl Smith | 9 | Children’s Village | 1/11/1995 | Restraint | New York | Hartford Courant |
| Carlos Ruiz | 13 | Vision Quest | 12/16/1994 | “Injuries incurred in outdoor activity” | Utah | Salt Lake Tribune |
| Jamar Griffiths | 15 | Allen Residential Center | 10/18/1994 | Restraint | New York | The Post Standard |
| Jonathan Avila | 16 | Rocky Mountain Academy | 7/25/1994 | Died by suicide | Idaho | Spokesman-Review, as reposted on Fornits |
| Thomas Mapes | 17 | Youth Center of Topeka | 7/8/1994 | Restraint | Kansas | NM Legislature |
| Lorenzo Johnson | 17 | Arizona Boys Ranch | 6/27/1994 | Drowned during escape attempt | Arizona | Arizona Republic |
| Shinaul McGraw | 12 | New Directions 2nd Chance | 6/5/1994 | Restraint | Washington | Seattle Times |
| Aaron Wright Bacon | 16 | Northstar Expeditions | 3/31/1994 | Medical neglect | Utah | LA Times |
| Casey Collier | 17 | Cleo Wallace Center | 12/1/1993 | Restraint | Colorado | New Mexico Legislature |
| Jason Tallman | 12 | KidsPeace | 5/12/1993 | Restraint | Pennsylvania | The Morning Call |
| Dawn Renay Perry | 16 | Behavior Training Research Center | 4/10/1993 | Restraint | Texas | Austin American-Statesman |
| Dawn Marie Birnbaum | 17 | Elan School | 3/23/1993 | Murdered by an unrelated party during an escape attempt from the facility | Maine | The Daily Collegian |
| Christy Scheck | 13 | Southwood Psychiatric Hospital | 3/6/1992 | Died by suicide | Pennsylvania | New York Times |
| Paul Choy | 16 | Rites of Passage (Nevada) | 2/4/1992 | Restraint | Nevada | Archive of San Francisco Chronicle |
| Geoffrey Alan Vorhies | 13 | Echo Glen Children’s Center | 1/8/1992 | Died by suicide | Washington | Seattle Weekly |
| Anthony Green | 15 | Brookhaven Youth Ranch | 5/12/1991 | Restraint | Texas | Austin American-Statesman |
| Brad Glickman | 15 | Elan School | 7/4/1990 | Shot during escape attempt | Maine | Lewiston Sun Journal |
| Kristen Beth Chase | 16 | Challenger | 6/27/1990 | Heat Stroke | Utah | Deseret Times |
| John Vincent Garrison | 18 | Vision Quest | 5/31/1990 | Drowning | Utah | LA Times |
| Michelle Lynn Sutton | 15 | Summit Quest | 5/9/1990 | Negligence | Arizona | LA Times |
| Diane Harris | 17 | Seguin Community Living Center | 4/14/1990 | Restraint | Texas | Austin American-Statesman |
| David Sellers | 15 | Camp O’Neal | 2/19/1990 | Drowned | California | LA Times |
| Shawn Diaz | 15 | Camp O’Neal | 2/19/1990 | Drowned | California | LA Times |
| Ryan McCandless | 13 | Camp O’Neal | 2/19/1990 | Drowned | California | LA Times |
| Waketta Wallace | 12 | Maryville Academy | 7/11/1989 | Restraint | Illinois | Federal Court |
| Roxanna Gray | 17 | Family and Children’s Center | 7/6/1989 | Restraint | Indiana | Memorial site here |
| Danny Lewis | 16 | Vision Quest | 6/1/1989 | Accident, downing | Utah | Deseret News |
| Joshua Ferrarini | 13 | St. Aemelian Hospital | 1/8/1989 | Restraint | Wisconsin | The La Crosse Tribune |
| Leroy Prinkey | 14 | Western Center | 9/28/1988 | Restraint | Pennsylvania | Unconfirmed, memorial site here |
| Carey Dunn | 15 | Victory Christian Academy | 9/23/1988 | Killed by building materials falling down over her. | California | LA Times |
| James Tomas Roman | 14 | Hyde Schools | 2/21/1988 | Brain aneurysm | Maine | Hyde tournament hosted annually in his memory |
| Brandon Hadden | 18 | Texas Neurological Rehab Center | 1988 | Restraint | Texas | Austin American-Statesman |
| Gregory Owens Jones | 13 | SUWS | 7/3/1985 | Medical neglect, exposure | Idaho | Spokane Chronicle, as reposted on Fornits |
| Leon Anger | 17 | Vision Quest | 9/16/1984 | Unknown cause | New Mexico | Unconfirmed, memorial site here |
| Mario Cano | 16 | Vision Quest | 4/27/1984 | Medical neglect | New Mexico | LA Times |
| Philip Williams Jr. | 15 | Elan School | 12/27/1982 | Officially ruled aneurysm, likely beaten to death | Maine | The Seattle Times |
| Tammy Edmiston | 16 | Vision Quest | 9/11/1982 | Fell from a bridge | Pennsylvania | The Tribune |
| Robert Doyle Erwin | 15 | Vision Quest | 11/24/1980 | Drowned | Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
| Lyle Foodroy | ? | Vision Quest | 11/24/1980 | Drowned | Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
| Robert Zimmerman | 17 | Vision Quest | 11/24/1980 | Drowned | Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
| Charles Lucas | 16 | Vision Quest | 11/24/1980 | Drowned | Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
| James Lamb | 14 | Vision Quest | 11/24/1980 | Drowned | Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
| Bernard Reefer | 19 | Vision Quest | 11/24/1980 | Drowned | Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
| Eric David Schibley | 17 | Vision Quest | 11/24/1980 | Drowned | Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
| Connie Munson | 14 | Bethesda home for girls | 8/1/1980 | Died during escape attempt | Missouri | Hattiesburg American |
| Jonathan S. Lenoff | 18 | Grove School | 4/24/1979 | Died as result of a fire in the Lodge building | Connecticut | The New York Times |
| Peter Cooper | 17 | Grove School | 4/24/1979 | Died as result of a fire in the Lodge building | Connecticut | The New York Times |
| Joy Evans | 17 | Forest Haven Asylum | 1976 | Choked to death during forced feeding | Maryland | Federal Lawsuit |
| Lorene Larhette | 17 | Northwest Outward Bound School | 9/1/1971 | Exposure | Oregon | The Geneva Times, as reposted by Traditional Mountaineering |
Original source: 1000 places you don’t want to be as a teenager