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Apr 28, 2021 · The device, called a graduated electronic decelerator (GED), was part of his treatment at Judge Rotenberg Educational Center in Canton, Mass., which has for half a century been one of the most...
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Jul 17, 2021 · In a 2-1 decision on July 6, the Washington D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the FDA’s ban violated federal law by interfering with the authority of healthcare practitioners to practice...
Sep 7, 2023 · BOSTON — The Judge Rotenberg Center can continue delivering painful electric shocks to its disabled clients as part of its therapy after the state Supreme Judicial Court, in a decision issued...
- Mike Beaudet
- Boston, MA
The Judge Rotenberg Center (JRC) is a controversial institution in Canton, Massachusetts, United States, for people with developmental disabilities and emotional and behavioral disorders. The center has been condemned for torture by the United Nations special rapporteur on torture.
Jan 23, 2019 · The controversial method at the Judge Rotenberg Educational Center has pitted family members who swear it has been the only way to control their loved ones against critics who call it torture.
- Jenifer Mckim
Sep 11, 2023 · On Thursday, the Supreme Judicial Court ruled the center can continue to use electric shock therapy on patients with developmental and intellectual diseases, including autism, by upholding a consent decree specifically shielding the center that was put on the books decades ago.
May 29, 2024 · The Judge Rotenberg Education Center, a day and residential school for students with disabilities, uses or potentially uses the devices for about 50 patients. the FDA says.
