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This controversial Massachusetts facility is the last in the country to use electric shock on students | masslive.com
The FDA has proposed a ban on electric shock devices. Here’s an inside look at what’s happening inside the only facility left using them, located in Canton, Massachusetts. Source: This controversial Massachusetts facility is the last in the country to use electric shock on students | masslive.com
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Judge Rotenberg Center resident arrested in Stoughton following fight
The Judge Rotenberg Center has seen a number of similar problems in recent years at the roughly 40 residences it runs throughout Attleboro, Rehoboth, Stoughton, Norton, Mansfield, Randolph, Holbrook, and Easton. Source: Judge Rotenberg Center resident arrested in Stoughton following fight
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Parents of Norton group home assault victims slam sentence | Local News | thesunchronicle.com
NORTON — Parents of developmentally delayed men are ripping the judge for the minimal jail sentence she gave a former staff worker at the Judge Rotenberg Center group home in Source: Parents of Norton group home assault victims slam sentence | Local News | thesunchronicle.com
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State finds abuse, seeks changes at Judge Rotenberg Center – News – The Patriot Ledger, Quincy, MA – Quincy, MA
Investigators say two employees beat, whipped and spat on a restrained patient. Source: State finds abuse, seeks changes at Judge Rotenberg Center – News – The Patriot Ledger, Quincy, MA – Quincy, MA
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Judge says shocks can continue at Judge Rotenberg Center in Canton – News – Canton Journal – Canton, MA
A Bristol County judge has sided with the Judge Rotenberg Center in Canton, allowing the school to continue using electric shocks on its students.A spokesperson for the school is welcoming that decision, saying the state tried unsuccessfully to discredit the school.After a video showing a student being shocked became public, former Gov. Deval Patrick tried…
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Protesters push to end shock therapy at Canton facility
Protesters are trying to end the use of painful electric shocks at a Canton school for people with disabilities after more than two years of inaction on the federal level. The protesters spent a recent afternoon outside the Judge Rotenberg Center, calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to act on its 2016 proposal to…
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Activists Tell FDA Head: Ban Electric Shocks on People With Autism – Rewire.News
The disability community wants to see devices that deliver electric shocks eliminated from the Judge Rotenberg Center in Canton, Massachusetts. Source: Activists Tell FDA Head: Ban Electric Shocks on People With Autism – Rewire.News