Homeschooling gives abusive parents the ability to confine their children permanently. There are stories of homeschooled children locked in cages, forced to wear shock collars, or bound with zip-ties. There are stories of homeschooled children chained to their beds, severely malnourished, and starved to death. Physical restraint becomes a means to intimidate and control. In some cases children have been kept in cages at night, locked in their rooms with a bucket to relieve themselves,imprisoned in a bathroom for months, or allowed out of their rooms for only one meal each day. When it comes to both physical confinement, abused homeschooled children are at the mercy of their parents.
Imprisonment played a role in each of the following cases in the HIC database:
- Chaskah Davis Smith, and 1 sibling
- Elisabeth, Katharina, and Viktoria Mittermayer
- Serah Bellar, and 18 siblings
- Brandon Gray, and 9 relatives
- Girl by Jacqueline Barbour and Jason Carroll
- 5 Children of Robert and Stephanie Duncan
- 3 Children of Joseph and Jennifer Wolfthal
- Josie Ann Abney
- 6 Children of Kelley and Daniel Davis
- Boy by Esmeralda Lira and Jose Balderas
- Children of Michael and Shirley Gray
- Son of Christopher and Nicole Crets
- 4 Children of Patricia Hyler
- 6 Children of Mary Rowles and Alice Jenkins
- Boy in Northamptonshire
- Takoda Collins
- Girl by Margaret and Charles Breeze
- Girl by Dwight Bainbridge and Jessica Brambilla
- Girl by Melissa Keister
- 8 Children of Alonzo Maxin and Andrea Arthur
- Son of John and Katrina Miller
- Skylea Carmack
- 10 Children of Mark and Melissa McGregor
- James Marsh
- 2 Children of Mary Heller
- 2 Children by Samuel and Brandi Hollie
- Eduardo Posso
- Girl by the Smiths
- Girl by Wesley and Sherry Keen
- 11 Children of Machelle Hobson
- 6 Children of Joseph and Samantha Ferguson
- 2 Children of James and Tina Harbert
- Sanaa Cunningham
- Olivia Farrell
- 4 Children of Patrick and Angel Henderson
- Daughter of Kevin and Felicia Boon
- Children of Thomas and Denise Atkocaitis
- 3 Children of Dannielle and Joshua Martin
- 5 Children of Travis and Amy Headrick
- Children of Swansea man
- 7 Children of Kenneth and Kelly Fry
- Children of Randy and Katherine Swopes
- 19 Children of Mansa Musa Muhummed
- Boy by Melvin Bledsoe and Joy Anderson
- Children by John McCollum and associates
- 13 Children of David and Louise Turpin
- Son of Brandy and Russell Jaynes
- Daughter of Alan and Aimee Friz
- 6 Children of Sara Anne and Jonathan Woody
- Peter Kema, Jr., and 3 siblings
- Girl by Hyacinth Poouahi
- Alysha Quate, and 2 siblings
- 2 Children of Joseph Myhre
- 3 Children of Ryan Rechtzigel and Angela Stewart
- Elizabeth Thomas
- Wesley Jordan
- Jack Garcia
- Joseph Bishop
- Malayia Knapp, and 8 siblings
- Natalie Finn, and 4 siblings
- 3 Children of Joshua and Brandi Weyant
- Boy by RCMP officer
- 2 Children of Richard and Cynthia Kelly
- 5 Children of the ‘Springs Monster’
- 3 Children by Timothy and Esten Ciboro
- Daughter of Julio Valladares and Linda Richmond
- 2 Children of Timothy Hogan and Patricia Haugstad-Hogan
- 3 Children of Echo Terry
- Daughter of Aravindan Balakrishnan and Sian Davies
- Janiya Thomas
- 4 Children of John Paul and Danielle Woolley
- Girl by Rob and Marie Johnson
- Tina Anderson
- 2 Children of Quincy Hazel and Sabrina Golden-Hazel
- 8 Children of Jondrew Lachaux and Kellie Phillips
- Victoria Evans, Alloma Gilbert, and Christopher Spry
- 3 Children of Chianna and LaTrecia Hendrix
- Cassandra and Moira B.
- Khyra Ishaq
- 4 Children of David and ReJeana Moss
- 6 Children of John and Carolyn Caminiti
- Leonard Cammalleri
- Son of Tina Graham and Vernon Widner
- 3 children of Stanley Lacefield and Cicely Mason
- 4 children of Lucinda and Edward Sizemore Sr.
- Pridine Fru
- Raysate Knight
- Stacy and Jeremy Beckman
- Granddaughter of Steve and Joetta Sells
- Son of Charles Wingate and Sharon Starkey
- 4 Children of Raymond and Ida Thurmond
- Dayna Broussard, and 53 children by Eldridge Broussard
- 13 children of Winnfred Wright
- 2 Children of Kimberly and John Quebe
- Gregory Jean Jr.
- 7 Children of Jeffrey and Danita York
- 5 Children of Jessica Banks
- 4 Children of Sylvia and Michael Wenger
- 3 Grandchildren of James and Cheri Crawford
- 2 Children of James and Anne Cardona
- 5 children of Charles and Suzan Sealock
- Children by Timothy and Karen Tolin
- 2 children of Brenda Frazier
- 5 children by Patrick and Sherry Kelley
- Children of Peter Hansen
- 9 boys by Nathan and Tammy Jessop
- Raashanai Coley
- Charlie Bothuell V
- 16 children of Richard Jay Swank
- Child of Recardo and Therian Wimbush
- Children of Martin and Kathleen O'Brien
- Antonio Rader
- 2 children of Jessica Botzko and John Westover
- 2 children of Emily Miller
- Rainbow Lord, and 2 siblings
- Son of Christopher and Trina Pope, and 8 siblings
- Georgia and Patterson Inman
- 2 Children by Barbara Dean Baldwin and Tommy Lee Baldwin
- 2 children of Sandra and Jeffrey Weller, and 4 siblings
- 4 Daughters of Kenneth Yaw and Rita Starceski
- 2 daughters of Johann and Kimery Jorg
- 2 boys by Barbara and Tommy Baldwin
- 10 children of Sharon and Reed Leonard
- Alexander Perkins and 1 Sibling
- 2 children of Arthur and Lori Allain
- Anna Farmer
- 3 children by Iliana, Rogelio, and Tim Archuleta
- 2 children of Erin and Jennifer Pickel
- 3 children of Lev Dzyuba
- 5 children of Sinhue Johnson and Louann Bowers
- Boy by Christina Thomas and Peggy Starr
- Girl by Raul Ochoa
- Son of David and Pamela Martin
- GW by Jeffrey "Adam" Kraft and Michele L. Buckner-Kraft
- 4 children of Juan Carlos Sanchez and Bobbi Sue Pack
- Lauren Kavanaugh, and 5 siblings
- Son of Michael Marshall and Sharon Glass
- 3 children of Eraca Dawn Craig and Christian Jessica Deanda
- Cheyenne Noell Wolf
- Josef Smith
- Shane Graham and 10 Siblings
- Minnet and Jasmine Bowman and Sister
- Sarah Neely
- Miranda Crockett
- Mitch Comer
- 3 Children of Fernando and Sophia Richter
- 1 Child of Rene Tibucio Valenzuela
- 3 Grandchildren of John Pierre Baker and Betty Jo Miller
- Elizabeth Smart
- Jaycee Dugard and 2 Daughters
- Jessyca Mullenberg
- 5 Children of Wanda Sue Larson and Dorian Harper
- Michaela Watkins
- Child of Jacole Prince
- Child of David and Pamela Martin
- Child of Wilson and Brenda Sullivan
- 6 Children of Zion and Glenda Lea Dutro
- Child of Ardee Verlon Tyler and Penny Sue Tyler
- 2 Children of Ingrid Brewer
- Esther Combs
- Molly Holt
- Child of Robert Hohn and Shannon Watterson
- Child of Samuel and Diana Franklin
- Child of Steven and Mikelann Renwick
- Child of Tai-Ling Gigliotti
- Dominick J. (Andrew) Diehl
- Joseph Beebe
- Lucas Ciambrone
- Timothy Boss
- Stephen Hill and 1 Sibling
- Ricky Holland
- Matthew Degner and 4 Siblings
- Ame Deal
- Child of Tammy Renea Andrews
- 6 Children of Anya James
- 2 Children of Earnest and Windie Perry
- 2 Children of Shelley Blair
- Child of Lee Ann and Troy Miller
- 6 Grandchildren of Gordon Winrod
- 6 Children of Patrick McMullen
- Chrystal Ramirez and Sister
- Brian Edgar and 2 Siblings
- Child of Peter and Deedra Mitchell
- Children of Tom and Debra Schmitz
- Raijon Daniels
- Child of Kathryn and Kenneth Kreier
- 2 Children of Keith and Susan Ludwig
- 3 Children of Leslie Tiesler and Brad Thill
- 2 Children of David and Glenda Kinghorn
- 5 Children of John and Linda Dollar
- 2 Children of Dwayne and Pamela Hardy
- 3 Children of Mary Corrigan
- Child of Rebecca Long and Jon Pomeroy
- Marcus Holloway
- 5 Children of Thomas and Susan Lavery
- Child of Paul and Debbie Salvetti
- Child of Ernest and Cynthia Davison
- Child of Sabrina Smith and Amanda Wills
- Child of Dendra Patrick and Reginald Carr
- 3 Children in Liberty County, Texas