Voices Unmuted VM
A Movement for Survivors
Context

Vista Maria is not an isolated case.

Vista Maria is not an isolated case. These institutional abuse cases show familiar patterns — and each card opens a sourced summary page.

Provo Canyon School
Utah

Provo Canyon School

Forced medication, isolation, restraints; Springville campus lost license in 2026.

202,000+
petition signatures

Stronger Oversight

Licenses revoked 2026
Circle of Hope Girls' Ranch
Missouri

Circle of Hope Girls' Ranch

Physical, sexual and psychological abuse; closed 2020 amid stronger oversight.

102
criminal charges

New State Oversight

Closed 2020
Agapé Boarding School
Missouri

Agapé Boarding School

Abuse allegations and lawsuits; school closed in 2023.

24
abuse lawsuits filed

Stronger State Powers

Closed 2023
Academy at Ivy Ridge
New York

Academy at Ivy Ridge

Isolation and extreme control; closed 2009, later in Netflix's The Program.

$1.5M
in penalties

State Enforcement

Closed 2009
Dozier School for Boys
Florida

Dozier School for Boys

Decades of brutal abuse; closed 2011, later survivor compensation.

$20 MILLION
total compensation

New Legal Remedy

Closed 2011

These cases are complete or fully documented in the public record. Voices Unmuted VM does not track ongoing filings for them — for live case updates, see the Vista Maria lawsuit.