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Investigations into the Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in Anna have revealed a culture of abuse and cover-ups.

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Ongoing investigations of state-run facility have revealed culture of abuse and cover-ups

Repeated investigations of the center have revealed patients who were beaten and humiliated by staff, and staff who lied to cover up their actions.

Repeated investigations of the center have revealed patients who were beaten and humiliated by staff, and staff members who lied to cover up their actions.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker said a southern Illinois mental health center where state investigations have documented systemic mistreatment of residents would be shut down if the problems aren’t fixed.

Multiple news investigations have found numerous instances of abuse and improper care of mentally ill and developmentally disabled patients at the facility.

Many people sterilised under Utahs eugenics law are likely living today. While some states have taken steps to reckon with their roles in depriving people of their reproductive rights, Utah lacks even an official acknowledgment of this shameful, medical history. Given the advanced age of the potential survivors, time is running out for a reconciliation that can be experienced by those who were most harmed by the practice.

Newly obtained documents echo ProPublica's reporting on abuse, cover-ups and a “sense of impunity” at an Illinois institution for people with mental illnesses and developmental disorders. The governor has said Choate must be reformed.

Newly released reports from the Illinois Department of Human Services’ watchdog office reveal shocking instances of cruelty, abuse and poor care of patients.