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CAICA REPORT:

 

 

Death of Giovanni "Joey" Aletriz:

IN MEMORY OF

Giovanni Joey Aletriz

1989 - 2006

SummitQuest (ViaQuest), Ephrata, PA

 

News about Joey's death    І    More ViaQuest Deaths    І    Coroner investigated before

 
   

Video  Videotapes:

Mom Seeks Change    І    SummitQuest Deaths

 

3 Children died in less than 2 months, 2 in the same facility
James White - died at ViaQuest's SummitQuest program in Pennsylvania - December 12, 2005
 Martin Lee Anderson - died in Bay County Sheriff’s Office Boot Camp in Florida - January 6, 2006
 Giovanni "Joey" Aletriz - died at ViaQuest's SummitQuest program in Pennsylvania - February 4, 2006

 More ViaQuest News / Deaths  І  Coroner Investigated Before
 


© 2007
 

“JUSTICE FOR JOEY” 
A mother’s plea: “let us use the death of my son, Joey, to start:     
    a new beginning … no more restraints … no more deaths … no more injuries.” by Cynthia Allen

Joey's Journal Entries: Handwritten, transcribed

Joey wrote his thoughts just days before his death - he shares his fear of death.

IN MEMORY OF JOEY
Written by Isabelle Zehnder

 

        

                       It was a cold day in February, All I wanted was to wear my hoody
                  They yelled at me, said “It’s forbidden”, They made me feel like I was in prison
                  They grabbed me hard and took it away, I had no idea this would be my last day
                  Before I knew it we were all on the ground, They sat on me so I couldn't make a sound
                  I tried to tell them I could not breathe, They would not listen to my pleas
                  They pushed down on my neck so hard, And left my body full of scars
                  My body went completely numb, I knew the end had finally come
                  Mama, I would like to say, I didn’t want to die that way

                  Thank you, Cynthia, for sharing this poem (click here)

                  News Articles (scroll down for articles re Joey's death and more ViaQuest news)

                  From Mom:

                  We Miss You So Much Joey. I know you are happy now praising God everyday among
                  his angels. Mommy and everyone who's life you made better just by being Joey.

                  From Isabelle:

                  Joey, we will continue to fight for justice for you and for other children who have
                  died needless deaths. Your mom is your voice, she is your rock. She has her hard
                  days but she will not stop fighting for you and the other children - neither will I.

Picture by mom, Cynthia Allen

 

 

 NEWS ABOUT JOEY'S DEATH

Video Clips
 		 Mom Seeks Change -         WATCH VIDEO CLIP
SummitQuest Deaths -       WATCH VIDEO CLIP
 		 (requires free Real Player)
No date Ohio's secret shame: Abuse and neglect
 		 (click here)
February 4, 2007 In Memory of Joey Aletriz (click here)
October 9, 2006 I'm not going away, would you? by Isabelle Zehnder (click here)
May 23, 2006 Countdown to Justice
 		 (click here)
April 25, 2006 JOB OPENING AT SUMMITQUEST: Counselor Aide - Summer Temporary Jun-Aug: Amazingly, a person with a high school diploma meets ViaQuest's qualifications for (according to their own website) working with "the most challenging cases of individuals with behavior and mental health diagnoses"
 		 (click here)
April 19, 2006 Advocacy Groups Seek Ban on Prone Restraint; 'Unreasonable Risk of Death for Children'
 		 (click here)
April 6, 2006

Mother seeks changes at center: Allentown woman takes case to Capitol. Her son died while at SummitQuest Academy after being restrained

 (click here)
April 5, 2006 Summit Quest Deaths
 		 (click here)
April 5, 2006 Mom Claims Death of Son in Treatment Center was No Accident
 		 (click here)
April 2, 2006 No charges will be filed in teen's death
 		 (click here)
April 1, 2006 No charges in death of teen at Lancaster County behavioral center
 		 (click here)
April 1, 2006 Opinion: Totaro lets killers skate in SummitQuest murder
 		 (click here)
April 1, 2006 E-mail from Cynthia Allen, Joey’s mother, received 4/1/06
 		 (click here)
March 31, 2006 From: Donald R Totaro, District Attorney: No Charges Will be Filed
 		 (click here)
March 31, 2006

Teen's death: no charges
 

 (click here)
March 22, 2006 Pennsylvania Protection & Advocacy, Inc.'s  Review of SummitQuest Academy - READ THEIR FINDINGS
 		 (click here)
February 24, 2006 8 On Your Side: A Closer Look At 'Restraint'
 		 (click here)
February 10, 2006 Boy's parents probing his death; Forensic pathologist reviewing Allentown teen's care at center
 		 (click here)
February 10, 2006

News 8 Looks Into Teen's Treatment Center Death

 (click here)
February 10, 2006 ViaQuest's Statement Released
 		 (click here)
February 9, 2006 Family Seeks Answers in Boy's Death - 
Giavianni "Joey" Alteriz and James White
 		 (click here)
February 9, 2006 Boy's death halts some referrals: Lehigh County department won't send youths to Lancaster site
 		 (click here)
February 9, 2006 Giavianni "Joey" Alteriz: Initial autopsy: Restrained teen was suffocated
 The autopsy showed evidence of a traumatic injury to the left side of the teen's head, chest compression, lesions inside his shoulders, and bleeding near his shoulder blade, in his ribs and in his spinal area, the attorney said.
 		 (click here)
February 9, 2006 James White
"We have heard rumors that things aren't well at SummitQuest Academy and will be conducting a thorough investigation." Another SummitQuest resident, James White, 17, of Philadelphia, died Dec. 12. An autopsy conducted here showed he had an enlarged heart and died of natural causes.
 		 (click here)
February 8, 2006

Police: Teen dies after reportedly being restrained
Giavinni "Joey" Alteriz
 

 (click here)
February 8, 2006

Giovanni S. Aletriz – Obituary
 

 (click here)
February 7, 2006

2nd teen death at facility probed - Giavinni "Joey" Alteriz
 

 (click here)
SummitQuest/
ViaQuest
 		 The ViaQuest Website (click here)
 

CORONER INVESTIGATED BEFORE  

 

County Coroner Website to Lancaster County: Gary Kirchner, MD, Coroner
 		 (click here)
March 20, 2006 First Amendment and Freedom of the Press: Computers Seized
 		 (click here)
March 19, 2006

Lancaster Newspaper’s Computers Seized by PA Attorney General

 (click here)
March 15, 2006

Newspaper's computers seized by government officials
 

 (click here)
March 14, 2006 State Attorney General Seizes Newspaper Hard Drives
 		 (click here)
March 13, 2006 Pa. seizes paper's computer hard disks: The Attorney General's Office says they may show evidence of a felony: unauthorized use of a restricted Web site (click here)
March 12, 2006

Court OKs search
 

 (click here)
March 10, 2006 Court OKs look at reporters' files: Coroner under fire in the past
 		 (click here)
February 5, 2006 State targets county coroner
 		 (click here)
February 5, 2006 State targets county coroner
 		 (click here)

                                               MORE VIAQUEST NEWS AND DEATHS

Contributions Contributors who gave to the Ohio Provider Resource Association PAC (includes donations from ViaQuest)
 		 (click here)
March 30, 2006
State wants group home operator's license revoked
One boy drowned; sex abuse alleged
 
 (click here)
March 30, 2006 New Claim About Group Home Operator
 		 (click here)
March 29, 2006 Group Home in Jeopardy - The State Has Moved to Strip ViaQuest's Certification in Ohio
 		 (click here)
March 29, 2006
Group-home operator faulted
State unhappy with care given to troubled children, but ViaQuest disputes allegations
 
 (click here)
March 9, 2006 US District Court Memorandum Order: Defendant ViaQuest's motion to dismiss is DENIED
 		 (click here)
2002-2003 Program Design Inventory for SummitQuest
 		 (click here)
October 8, 2004 Another Child Dies at ViaQuest Facility
Autistic Boy's Death Under Investigation
 		 (click here)
Autistic Boy Parents Sue Group Home For Son's Death
 		 (click here)
  Kathleen Ann Kaiser Struggled to breathe
44-Year Old Woman Dies at ViaQuest Facility - Not just for kids?
 		 (click here)
  ViaQuest Purchased The Terraces, a Facility with Over 20 Violations of State Requirements - ViaQuest's Comments
 		 (click here)
No Date Ohio's secret shame: Abuse and neglect
 		 (click here)

 

 

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