Paris Hilton is working on a new podcast to reveal the “dark secrets” of schools for so-called troubled teenagers, Newsweek can reveal.
Trapped in Treatment is based on the experiences of Hilton and other survivors at the Provo Canyon School in Utah, a boarding school for so-called restless teenagers. The podcast promises to “uncover the dark secrets and controversial practices” in similar facilities.
According to the National Youth Rights Association, civil rights group, thousands of young people are sent to community care facilities – sometimes known as bootcamps – every year to change their behavior.
In a YouTube documentary titled This Is Paris Hilton last year, the hotel heiress and influencer described her alleged abuse as a teenager at the facility, which is still open. Hilton recounted how she was beaten, spat on, deprived of sleep and forced into solitary confinement.
In a statement accompanying the announcement of the new podcast, Hilton told Newsweek: “Over the past year, thousands of survivors like me have shared their stories and helped bring what has imprisoned so many of us to the public.
“Provo Canyon School will no longer be able to hide behind the abuse it inflicted on survivors. I am so proud to produce Trapped in Treatment and can’t wait to take you on this audio journey.”
The school was contacted for comment. Following initial allegations last year, a PCS spokesman told the New York Times that it would “not condone or encourage any form of abuse” and that any suspected or suspected abuse will be promptly reported to state regulators, law enforcement and child protection agencies.
The now 40-year-old Hilton recently visited Capitol Hill to campaign for a law to introduce a list of rights for teenagers in community care facilities.
“Last week we took our message to Washington, DC to raise awareness of the Accountability for Congregate Care Act, which will give all residential youth a Bill of Rights and increase the transparency of the industry,” Hilton told Newsweek.
“Our democracy leaders have been enthusiastic about our cause and I look forward to continuing to spread stories on Podcast Alley and fight this industry nationally.”
Since telling her story, Hilton has been a prominent youth oversight activist and an advocate for Breaking Code Silence, a movement organized by activists and survivors of institutional child abuse to raise awareness of issues in the community care industry.
In a speech in DC last week, Hilton said, “I was strangled, slapped in the face, watched in the shower by male staff, called vulgar names, forced to take medication without diagnosis, received insufficient training, was thrown into solitary confinement, a room full Scratch marks and blood smeared and much more. “
Trapped In Treatment will be released in 2022 and will be produced by Hilton in collaboration with iHeartRadio.
Paris Hilton spoke of her experience when her parents sent her to a community care facility in Washington DC last week as a teenager.
Courtesy Paris Hilton
Hosted by Caroline Cole and Rebecca Mellinger, the series will interweave personal reports with historical detail and expert opinion to shed light on what is really going on in behavior modification centers and “how this billion dollar industry has thrived for so long”.
Cole is an entrepreneur, activist, and trauma-focused women transformation coach who is also a survivor of a lockdown behavior modification facility.
Mellinger is working with Hilton to reform the “troubled teenage industry” through policy changes, public awareness and mental health support.
Hilton said she lived quietly with the trauma and memories of her experiences at Provo Canyon School for 20 years.
Trapped in Treatment and will be available next year on iHeartRadio and everywhere podcasts can be heard.
Paris Hilton and Cindy McCain. Hilton thanked McCain for her assistance in trying to end abuse in the troubled youth industry.
Courtesy Paris Hilton
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