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Shapiro Developmental Center, formerly Kankakee State Hospital, is a state-run facility for the developmentally disabled in Kankakee, Illinois. It opened in 1879 as a mental hospital and became a center for the developmentally disabled in 1974.
On October 31, 2019, Conlon and the Diocese of Joliet were named in a $100,000 sexual abuse lawsuit. The plaintiff was a developmentally disabled man who had been sexually assaulted in 2017 at the Shapiro Developmental Center in Kankakee, Illinois. The assailant, Reverend Richard Jacklin, was arrested for the assault.
New investigation shows problems like those at Choate center in Anna are common throughout the statewide system. Problems with abuse, neglect and cover-ups extend to other developmental centers in ...
Lurleen Wallace Developmental Center, Decatur (1971–2003) [8] J.S. Tarwater Developmental Center, Wetumpka (1976–2004) [ 9 ] Albert P. Brewer Developmental Center, Mobile (1973–2001) [ 10 ] In 2001, residents were moved to different buildings in Daphne.
Following allegations of abuse at a facility for people with developmental disabilities in Enid, a bill is advancing in the Oklahoma Legislature that would move an oversight office out of the ...
Four related lawsuits filed by 66 people claim they were sexually and physically assaulted by staff at state-run and private juvenile detention centers. The lawsuits seek to expose a broken ...
Anna State Hospital, also known as Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center, is a public psychiatric hospital in Anna, Illinois. It was established in 1869 and has been accused of patient abuse and neglect since the late 1990s.
Learn about the history, territory, and leadership of the Catholic diocese in Illinois, established in 1948. The diocese has 117 parishes, 52 schools, and 1.9 million Catholics in seven counties.