Brut Media Presents Inside the Troubled Teen Industry featuring Gabriel Joseph Gonzalez, survivor of Freedom Village USA (FV) and co-founder of the We Warned Them Campaign. FV was notorious for neglect, abuse and exploitation during its 40 years of operation. In 2019, Gabriel and other survivors were successfully able to prevent FV from reopening in Sunset, SC. Only to learn shortly after that what he went through was not an isolated experience – hundreds of the “troubled teen” facilities operate throughout the US and abroad. This realization prompted Gabriel to begin advocating for legislative action nationwide. He has been featured in various panels, podcasts and articles as well as worked on youth rights projects centered on amplifying the horrors of institutional abuse.
Jasmyne is a human rights activist and survivor of child/institutional abuse. Her advocacy journey for at-risk youth started with the successful shutdown of Freedom Village USA's move to SC. In 2020, she authored NYRA's open letter Demanding to Close Abusive Behavior Modification Facilities during COVID-19. Right before it's publication, Cornelius Fredericks died by being restrained. The urgency for oversight sparked the creation of the We Warned Them campaign.
