Christine Flannery
Christine Flannery
Episode 6 - Part 3, Straight Inc - St. Petersburg, FL & Springfield. VA - Rich Moroski 1982 - 1983
Episode 6 - Part 3, Straight Inc - St. Petersburg, FL & Springfield. VA - Rich Moroski 1982 - 1983
Episode 6 - Part 3, Straight Inc - St. Petersburg, FL & Springfield. VA - Rich Moroski 1982 - 1983
Monday 25th January 2021
Rich Moroski shares his harrowing experiences and escape from the abusive Straight Inc. adolescent drug rehab program.
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Get the buttons here!Rich Moroski's Harrowing Escape from Straight Inc.
It was a pressure cooker of disaster and it became inhumanly cruel. They started moving, you started to get taught responsibility and they needed more old comers because the PR machine was working. I grabbed someone by the seat of their pants and I would lift some kid up on his tippy toes.
Imagine being trapped in a place that promises help but delivers horror instead. That's the reality Rich Moroski faced in the infamous Straight Inc. program. In this gripping episode, Rich shares the chilling details of his transfer from St. Petersburg, FL to Springfield, VA, where he was part of the first group to open the new program.
He talks about 'The Alter,' a twisted practice within Straight Inc., and how he was coerced into abusing other kids under peer staff's orders. The torment didn't stop there. Rich recounts how mentally ill kids were targeted for even harsher treatment and how he was seriously injured while trying to stop a newcomer from escaping. Denied proper medical care and pain relief, Rich's injury was a testament to the cruelty of the program.
Eventually, he reached his breaking point and made a daring escape. This episode isn't just a story of survival; it's a stark reminder of the dangers lurking in some rehabilitation programs. Rich's experience is a powerful call to hold such institutions accountable and protect vulnerable youths from similar fates.