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I've been working on a documentary that is being made about the Utah Boys Ranch (West Jordan, UT) that should begin production this summer.

I can't believe I haven't thought to bring this place up here yet.

I'm hoping someone here might have an experience about it they wouldn't mind sharing with me, ideally on camera, or if anyone has even heard of this place.

By our standards, this is truly a horrid place.

While I can't share all the stories we've documented yet, many of you should be familiar with the founder and former executive director, Senator Chris Buttars.

GoodK wrote:I've been working on a documentary that is being made about the Utah Boys Ranch (West Jordan, UT) that should begin production this summer.

I can't believe I haven't thought to bring this place up here yet.

I'm hoping someone here might have an experience about it they wouldn't mind sharing with me, ideally on camera, or if anyone has even heard of this place.

By our standards, this is truly a horrid place.

While I can't share all the stories we've documented yet, many of you should be familiar with the founder and former executive director, Senator Chris Buttars.

I know nothing.

However, I see their website is dead. www.utahboysranch.org

Whois record:

Registrant Name:Randy Oakley
Registrant Organization:Utah Boys Ranch
Registrant Street1:5500 W Bagley Park Rd
Registrant Street2:
Registrant Street3:
Registrant City:West Jordan
Registrant State/Province:Utah
Registrant Postal Code:84088
Registrant Country:US

Boaz & Lidia wrote:

GoodK wrote:I've been working on a documentary that is being made about the Utah Boys Ranch (West Jordan, UT) that should begin production this summer.

I can't believe I haven't thought to bring this place up here yet.

I'm hoping someone here might have an experience about it they wouldn't mind sharing with me, ideally on camera, or if anyone has even heard of this place.

By our standards, this is truly a horrid place.

While I can't share all the stories we've documented yet, many of you should be familiar with the founder and former executive director, Senator Chris Buttars.

I know nothing.

However, I see their website is dead. www.utahboysranch.org

Whois record:

Registrant Name:Randy Oakley
Registrant Organization:Utah Boys Ranch
Registrant Street1:5500 W Bagley Park Rd
Registrant Street2:
Registrant Street3:
Registrant City:West Jordan
Registrant State/Province:Utah
Registrant Postal Code:84088
Registrant Country:US

Hah! Randy Oakley was on their board of directors and also was a bishop there. I met him.
If someone tells me how to upload a pic here I'll show you guys what it looks like.

GoodK wrote:If someone tells me how to upload a pic here I'll show you guys what it looks like.

Paste the text of the URL leading to the picture in the text box, as if you were pasting any other piece of text.

The image must be available on the internet, so you have to upload it to an image site if it is on your local computer.

Select the text and push the Img button above the font settings.

Hit submit and the pic comes up.

Is this one of those teen behavior modification boot camps?

Here's a few I took last month when we were up there... A scarier place than it looks, with the pretty snow and all...

GoodK wrote:Here's a few I took last month when we were up there... A scarier place than it looks, with the pretty snow and all...

Is this a government funded institution?

Mercury wrote:

GoodK wrote:Here's a few I took last month when we were up there... A scarier place than it looks, with the pretty snow and all...

Is this a government funded institution?

No, it is a private run institution, which is why they are allowed to get away with the things they have gotten away with. (like forcing kids to pray, study the "scriptures", attend church and seminary, and all sorts of abuse which will be the focus of our film)

Utah State Senator Buttars got in trouble for using the facility to aid in his campaign

http://www.isaccorp.org/documents/utah- ... 27.04.html

http://www.westridgeacademy.com/Spiritual_Emphasis.html

From the spiritual emphasis page you can certainly pick out an LDS-bent philosophy.