March 20 2024- The documentary “The Program: Cons, Cults and Kidnapping” on Netflix highlights the alleged abuse at the Academy at Ivy Ridge in St. Lawrence County. The academy, once marketed as a solution for troubled teens, is portrayed in the documentary through accounts of physical, sexual, and psychological mistreatment. Katherine Kubler, inspired by her own experience at the academy in 2004, aimed to shed light on such institutions through the documentary, emphasizing the lasting impact of the abuse suffered by individuals at Ivy Ridge.
Netflix documentary recounts alleged abuse at old Ogdensburg-area school
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