'Tired of being abused:' Watchdog report shows Choate patients forced to handle own excrement
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Watchdog: 'Unwritten rule' of cover-ups leads to few consequences for accused employees By BETH HUNDSDO...
Newly obtained documents echo our 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 obtained documents show "a brazenness and sense of impunity … that must be combatted" at Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center. The governor has said Choate must be reformed.
Document trove confirms ongoing reporting of abuse at state-run facility, staff’s ‘sense of impunity’