Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
The institutions fail to protect those in their care from harm, don't provide adequate health care, and restrict residents more than is necessary, a violation of federal law, acting Assistant Attorney General Grace Chung Becker wrote in a 60-page letter to Gov. Rick Perry released Tuesday.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
... in care similar to those found at Lubbock currently exist throughout the facilities," said Grace Chung Becker, acting assistant attorney general for the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division.Those problems put nearly 5,000 residents with mental retardation and other disabilities living in 13 facilities at risk of harm. Lacking adequate behavioral services, residents are...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
... the Facilities violate the constitutional and federal statutory rights of their residents," wrote Grace Chung Becker, an acting assistant attorney general in the civil rights division of the Justice Department.
In the one-year period ending in September, at least 114 residents died. Although many residents are considered medically fragile, at least 53 deaths were from...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
... the Facilities violate the constitutional and federal statutory rights of their residents," wrote Grace Chung Becker, an acting assistant attorney general in the civil rights division of the Justice Department.In the one-year period ending in September, at least 114 residents died. Although many residents are considered medically fragile, at least 53 deaths were from possibly...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
... citizens of Euclid the necessity of protracted, costly and potentially divisive litigation," said Grace Chung Becker, Acting Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. "This concession immediately places before the court the task of determining a fair remedial plan that provides African-American voters in Euclid the opportunity to elect candidates of their choice to the school...
