Controversy continues over Judge Rotenberg Center
The Washington Post contains a report by Associated Press reporter Bob Salsberg about the Department of Justice opening a "routine investigation" (.pdf) into the Judge Rotenberg Center in Canton,...
View ArticleUN Calls Shock Treatment at Judge Rotenberg Center ‘Torture’
Katie Hinman and Kimberly Brown report that the United Nations has responded to the MDRI report on the Judge Rotenberg Center. I had previously reported on the MDRI report here and have previously...
View ArticleMassachusetts bills on aversive shocks stalled by GOP maneuvering
The Massachusetts legislature is again bogged down over proposals that would seriously limit the use of contingent and painful electric shock at the Judge Rotenberg Center. The bills are S. 45 and S....
View ArticleThe ends don’t justify the means: using shock to punish aggression in...
There were a lot of claims and counterclaims posted in response to an op-ed in the Boston Globe several months ago about the Judge Rotenberg Center (JRC). But one claim really caught my eye. One person...
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