The Resident
‘He’s no safer there than he is at home’: One family’s nightmare at St. Mary’s Home for Children
One teenage resident and his grandparents described chaos at the facility for troubled youths in North Providence, R.I., as well as incidents confirmed by police logs and the state’s Office of the Child Advocate
The one place they didn’t want him to go to was St. Mary’s Home for Children in North Providence. They’d heard about its notorious reputation from other families and were afraid he wouldn’t be safe there. But there were few options within driving dis... [15574 chars]