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'I was handcuffed': Woman who spent 41 days at unlicensed rehab facility shares experience inside
Eleven people were released after deputies responded to a kidnapping call at Nueva Vida Oklahoma, where residents faced forced labor, restricted contact, and alleged punishments, an ongoing investigation shows.
- Dec 30, 2025: Sheriff’s deputies freed 11 people from Nueva Vida Oklahoma, an unlicensed rehab facility in Lexington, after responding to a kidnapping call.
- Medina says she initially sought recovery help at the program but was held against her will and endured 41 days of alleged mistreatment before leaving.
- Forced kitchen labor and expired food illustrate the conditions Medina describes, as she says she cooked for about 40 people and served expired cereal from November of 2024 while staff punished her severely.
- Sheriff's deputies have made no arrests and are keeping details quiet as the probe continues, while facility staff deny the allegations and declined to answer KOCO's questions.
- Many residents brought from other states stayed out of fear or lacking documentation, and the staffer lost their position after the handcuffing incident, affecting Medina and the local community.
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'I was handcuffed': Woman who spent 41 days at unlicensed rehab facility shares experience inside
11 people were released from an unlicensed rehab facility in Lexington following a kidnapping call last week, with claims of mistreatment and being held against their will.
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