2001 death of Stephanie Duffield

Survivor-advocacy summaries and linked press accounts identify Stephanie Duffield, age 16, as having died at Shiloh Treatment Center in February 2001 after a physical restraint. Those summaries report that the medical examiner attributed the death to sudden cardiac death following hyperactivity and physical exertion during restraint.

2018 federal placement scrutiny

In 2018, Shiloh received national scrutiny after migrant children in federal custody were placed at the Manvel facility. Public advocacy summaries cite litigation and news coverage alleging that children were administered psychiatric medications without adequate consent while at Shiloh.