Discovery Ranch workers physically neglected teen who died by suicide, Utah child welfare investigation found

Biruk Silvers died at the teen treatment center last November.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) A sign identifying the entrance to Discovery Ranch, a residential treatment facility for teen boys in Mapleton.

Discovery Ranch workers physically neglected teen who died by suicide, Utah child welfare investigation found

Biruk Silvers died at the teen treatment center last November.

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