Slave Labor is Back —
Dec. 28, 2017 – A sign marks the entrance to the Faith Based Therapeutic Community Corporation recovery program in Fort Gibson. The program is under investigation for alleged food stamp fraud.  The department’s investigation focuses on Fort Gibson’s Faith Based Therapeutic Community Corporation and the Ada-based Southern Oklahoma Addiction Recovery program, The Oklahoman reported. The probe began after program graduates and other participants alleged they were forced to sign up for food stamps but didn’t receive the benefits … Those who go through recovery programs at the centers are often required to do by the court system. The centers, which require program participants to perform manual labor without pay, are not licensed as drug treatment programs by the state.