Hitting, kicking, and stepping on students
Sexual assaults
Death threats
These and more assaults allegedly occurred over a period of more than 40 years. That timeframe stretches across the tenure of at least three separate executive directors (Cosimo D. Ferrainola, from 1975 through 2007; Garrison “Garry” D. Ipock, Jr., from 2007 through 2012; and Dr. Randy Ireson, from 2013 through 2019), according to
“I Can’t Breathe”: Glen Mills Abuse Captured on Camera
Given the horrendous treatment that allegedly occurred at Glen Mills juvenile detention center, it’s no wonder former students have reported fearing for their lives at the institution.
“I can’t breathe,” a 17-year-old student could be heard saying in an assault – caught on surveillance video – that led to two of the school’s counselors facing criminal charges in September 2018, according to