The bill is based on recommendations made by a task force formed in the wake of the physical and mental abuse of a patient in 2017.
CVH Whiting Task Force
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Advocates threaten discrimination lawsuit over treatment of Whiting patients
The attorneys argue that their clients’ rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act are secondary to concerns of public safety.
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Whiting Task Force wants lawmakers to consider abolishing the PSRB
Task force members also recommended the state replace Whiting Forensic Hospital in Middletown.