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Adele: A Detainee at the Missoula County Detention Facility:
As the designated protection and advocacy system for people with disabilities in Montana, Disability Rights Montana is releasing information on a report of abuse and neglect against a person with disability in a Missoula jail. [Published November 12, 2008]
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Cora: A Patient at a Montana Hospital:
As the designated protection and advocacy system for people with disabilities in Montana, Disability Rights Montana investigates when it learns that the withdrawal of life sustaining treatment for a person with a disability is being considered. Montana law is clear as to who and under what circumstances other people get to make those treatment or withdrawal of treatment decisions. This report will detail the events of Cora's end of life decisions and her resulting death. [April 2009]
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Kathy R.: A Resident at Kids Behavioral Health, An Investigative Report:
Kathy R., a resident at Kids Behavioral Health (KBH) was assaulted and injured by two other female residents. During the investigation it was discovered that there was an environment where many residents and staff did not feel safe, as well as other serious issues regarding the management of the facility, including the adequacy of the current staff levels, the training of the staff, the aggressive behaviors of the significant portion of the residents, and the effects of these factors on the facility compliance with federal and state law regarding safety, seclusion, and restraint. [Published September 2005]
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Paul: A Resident at Montana Develomental Center (MDC), Failures of Oversight at MDC:
In October 2004, Paul, a teenage boy with autism, was sent to the Montana Developmental Center (MDC) to stabilize. He was there only ten days. When he returned home, his mother observed he had bruises and bites over many parts of his body. He was withdrawn and both his mother and staff at his high school were concerned as he appeared physically and emotionally traumatized after he returned from MDC. This report outlines the incidents where these injuries occurred and the recommendations the we believe would improve the investigative process and prevent future harm to people with disabilities who reside at MDC. [Published April 2006]
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T.L.S.: A Case Study of the Wrongful Institutionalization of a Man with a Develomental Disability:
T.L.S. was a 45 year old man with mild mental retardation and mental illness who spent over a decade at the Montana Develomental Center in Boulder, Montana. In December 2003, the treatment professionals determined he no longer needed to be in the institution, but nonetheless he was involuntarily ordered to stay for another year. This final court order resulted from a series of failures at nearly every step of the legal process designed to protect his civil rights and prevent unnecessary commitment. Tragically, T.L.S. died in the institution three months later. [Published August 2007]
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Withdrawal of Life Sustaining Treatment; Eleven Case Summaries:
As the designated protection and advocacy system for people with disabilities in Montana, Disability Rights Montana investigates when we learn that the withdrawal of life sustaining treatment for a person with a disability is being considered. Since April 2006, we have investigated eleven such cases. Those eleven investigations are summarized in this report. [April 2009]
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