DOJ Report on State Schools

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a report on December 1st outlining the

mistreatment

of Texas institution residents. Among the reportÕs findings: 53 residents died

from

preventable conditions such as respiratory failure that are " often the result of

lapses in care. "

Nearly 5,000 Texans live in 13 institutions referred to as " state schools. " A

copy of the DOJ

report can be found at:

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/img/12-08/1201stateschoolsreport.

pdf