“My name is Nicolette Sharp. I went to Turnabout Stillwater Academy in South Jordan, Utah. I was there in the years 2008 and 2009. It was not healing, it was not healthy, and it was not humane.
I left there having more problems than when I was sent. My brain was confused on so many levels. I did not know who I was anymore.
I was taken in the middle of the night. I was forced, and drugged, to get onto an airplane that landed in Salt Lake City, Utah.
For 17 months I endured harsh brainwashing techniques, physical and mental abuse, neglect, imprisonment, and no contact with my true identity. I had no contact with my parents until I had reached the “stage” of brainwash to be able to communicate with them, once a month.
I have way too many memories of what happened there, which could take too long to write out completely, but I have. I wrote my first book and had it self-published in 2019 in hopes it would raise awareness.
“Within the Mountains: A Mormon Reform School Experience.” By Izaura Nicolette.
The reader can take a walk through my socks and sit on the ground with me. I have been diagnosed with PTSD, and OCD from being in Turnabout Stillwater Academy. I wrote my story for my own justice. So that my family, friends, and parents understood me.
I wrote this testimony so others who were there with me know that they are not alone and that the story is out! No more silence!”