Judge closes Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center after ‘facility in crisis’ fails to meet new state standards
The facility closed abruptly on December 31. The judge who moved to close the facility said staffing shortages made it ...
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Capitol News Illinois, ProPublica to continue award-winning reporting partnership
ProPublica announced the addition of five new partner newsrooms and local journalists to its Local Reporting Network, including Capitol News ...
Choate director replaced as new report says abuse at the facility hasn’t stopped
State officials this week named a new leader of Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center amid a drumbeat of criticism ...
State leaves 3 administrators in charge at Choate despite troubled history of resident care
A new state watchdog report calls for a “fundamental overhaul” at Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center. But the state ...
Illinois to relocate at least half of current residents at Choate
The Illinois Department of Human Services plans to dramatically reduce the number of patients with developmental disabilities who live at ...
Pritzker calls for changes after “awful” reports of abuse at developmental center
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker called patient abuses at the Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in rural Anna “awful” and ...
At a remote mental health facility, a culture of cruelty persists despite decades of warnings
Over a year ago, the security chief at Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in southern Illinois sent an email ...
A disabled young patient was sent to get treatment. He was abused instead. And he wasn’t the last.
A 24-year-old with developmental disabilities was brutally beaten by his caretakers inside a state-run facility with a long history of ...
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