Where is Shiloh Treatment Center?
Shiloh Treatment Center, shown in an aerial photograph, is 20 miles south of Houston. Despite the facility’s trail of deaths and abuse of children in its care, at least seven Texas school districts have sent students with special needs there in recent years. Credit: Brandon Wade for Reveal
Where is Shiloh located?
Seven years ago, then-Commissioner Anne Heiligenstein told a district attorney that the agency had “no intention” of contracting with Shiloh, located about 20 miles south of Houston. But the Texas Education Agency maintains the center on its list of special education contractors for school district use.
Who is Deena Hill?
Deena Hill is his niece, court records show. The parents of a boy who was molested by a school bus monitor sued the Pasadena district and Shiloh in 2012, alleging that they failed to disclose the family relationship when Deena Hill recommended that the boy attend Shiloh.
Who is the commissioner of the Texas Education Agency?
Clay Dean Hill and Deena Hill also didn’t respond to calls or emails seeking comment. Mike Morath is the commissioner of the Texas Education Agency. The agency maintains the troubled Shiloh Treatment Center on its list of special education contractors for school district use.
What did the attorney representing immigrant minors at Shiloh write?
This year, an attorney representing immigrant minors at Shiloh wrote a letter urging federal officials to stop sending children there. It focused on the drugging problems, but noted Shiloh’s connection to Daystar and the deaths.
Where is Matt Smith?
He went on to positions at newspapers in Albuquerque, New Mexico; Twin Falls, Idaho; Fairfield, California; and Newport News, Virginia. Between 1994 and 1997, Smith covered Latin America as a reporter in Dow Jones & Co.'s Mexico City bureau. For 14 years, he was a lead columnist at Village Voice Media in San Francisco. He came to Reveal from The Bay Citizen. Smith holds a master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and a bachelor’s degree in political science from Reed College in Portland, Oregon. Before his career in journalism, Smith was a professional bicycle racer. He is based in Reveal's Emeryville, California , office.
Who is Lance Williams?
Lance Williams is a senior reporter for Reveal, focusing on money and politics. He has twice won journalism’s George Polk Award – for medical reporting while at The Center for Investigative Reporting, and for coverage of the BALCO sports steroid scandal while at the San Francisco Chronicle. With partner Mark Fainaru-Wada, Williams wrote the national bestseller “Game of Shadows: Barry Bonds, BALCO, and the Steroids Scandal that Rocked Professional Sports.” In 2006, the reporting duo was held in contempt of court and threatened with 18 months in federal prison for refusing to testify about their confidential sources on the BALCO investigation. The subpoenas were later withdrawn. Williams’ reporting also has been honored with the White House Correspondents’ Association’s Edgar A. Poe Award; the Gerald Loeb Award for financial reporting; and the Scripps Howard Foundation’s Award for Distinguished Service to the First Amendment. He graduated from Brown University and UC Berkeley. He also worked at the San Francisco Examiner, the Oakland Tribune and the Daily Review in Hayward, California. Williams is based in Reveal's Emeryville, California, office.