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GOP lawmakers call for hearings in wake of abuse at Choate GOP lawmakers call for hearings in wake of abuse at Choate

GOP lawmakers call for hearings in wake of abuse at Choate

All 59 Republican members of the Illinois General Assembly are calling for legislative hearings on a state-run mental health center in rural southern Illinois, citing findings of a culture of abuse, cover-ups and poor patient care from a monthslong investigative series by Lee Enterprises Midwest, Capitol News Illinois and ProPublica.

‘Tired of being abused:’ Watchdog report shows Choate patients forced to handle own excrement ‘Tired of being abused:’ Watchdog report shows Choate patients forced to handle own excrement

‘Tired of being abused:’ Watchdog report shows Choate patients forced to handle own excrement

Newly released reports from the Illinois Department of Human Services’ watchdog office reveal shocking instances of cruelty, abuse and poor care of patients who have mental illnesses and developmental disabilities at a state-run facility in rural southern Illinois.

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