Tranquility Bay
Tranquility Bay was a troubled teen program in Calabash Bay, Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica, that operated from 1997 to 2009. Affiliated with the World Wide Association of Specialty Programs and Schools, it functioned as an adolescent behavioral modification facility.
History
[edit]Tranquility Bay was founded in the year 1997.[1]
Tranquility Bay was shut down in January 2009,[2] after the case of Isaac Hersh gained national media and political attention and years of alleged abuse and torture came to light.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Aitkenhead, Decca (29 June 2003). "The last resort (part one)". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
- ↑ "Good News: Bad Economy Killing Abusive Teen Programs". HuffPost. 30 January 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ↑ Danis, Kirsten (25 March 2008). "Jewish family sues Jamaican reform school for troubled teens". NY Daily News. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
Further reading
[edit]- Art, Cindy. 2012. Trapped in Paradise, A Memoir. ISBN 978-1475192278. An account of an attendee's time at Tranquility Bay.
External links
[edit]
- Tranquility Bay website - Archive index at the Wayback Machine
- Locked in Paradise on YouTube
Categories:
- Buildings and structures in Saint Elizabeth Parish
- Youth rights
- 1997 establishments in Jamaica
- World Wide Association of Specialty Programs and Schools
- Defunct troubled teen programs
- Human rights abuses in Jamaica
- Imprisonment and detention
- 2000s disestablishments in Jamaica
- 2009 disestablishments in North America