the troubled teen industry is a loosely connected series of for-profit wilderness therapy programs, boot camps, therapeutic boarding schools, and residential treatment centers. these facilities house youth after parents sign away custody of their children. these children can be sent to these facilities for any reason, without committing a crime, without a trial, and without legal representation. solitary confinement is used widely in these programs, including wilderness programs, where children are left alone for weeks in the wilderness. some programs place children in solitary rooms. other times, "code silence," or "comm block," is used, which means that the child is not allowed to speak, and the other inmates must ignore them and pretend they do not exist. this practice was documented at island view residential treatment center.