The state Legislature has voted to require group homes and other private facilities licensed by the state to take juvenile delinquents to assess workplace safety, record violent incidents and take preventive steps. The legislation follows the 2009 beating death of Renee Greco by two juveniles in Lockport, north of Buffalo. Greco, 24, had been supervising [...]
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Congressman Miller is proposing that for States to receive Federal Education money, they would be required to adhere to the Federal restraints in school bill H.R. 1381 which does not allow the use of restraint or seclusion to be included in a student’s IEP. This was a major point of contention and the reason why [...]
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Gov. Jerry Brown’s controversial plan to shut down California’s youth prison system came to a screeching halt Monday when he presented a revised budget proposal allowing counties to continue sending their violent youth offenders to state correctional institutions. Brown’s original proposal called for the elimination of the state’s Division of Juvenile Justice, requiring counties to house [...]
Every year, Baltimore City asks: “Why?” Why is the homicide rate in this city so high? Why is there such rampant addiction to drugs? Why are so many kids growing up to be violent criminals? The answer may lie, in part, within the Baltimore City Juvenile Justice Center, whose most striking feature is its sheer [...]
The Report By National Disability Rights Network has seriously misrepresented the facts about restraint. Included with our comments is a copy of the publication: Attacking our Educators, Stopping School Violence http://www.stoppingschoolviolence.com. We would suggest that anyone interested in this subject purchase a copy of this book — available in electronic format for $5. The book has 194 [...]
The issue of the restraint use came to national attention through an investigative series published by the Hartford Courant in 1998. As follow up to the Report, Congress, in 1999 requested its first GAO investigation into the use of restraint in Mental Health facilities. After its first report in 1999 the GAO suggested that HCFA [...]
Before legislation is considered that unlawfully limits a person’s rights, we believe Congress has a responsibility to at least know the scope of the issue and have reputable statistics to support its actions. Here are a few recent examples of schools and facilities banning restraint and prone restraint and the resulting consequences. Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Department [...]