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Lawmakers weigh Montana Developmental Center cuts

Since December, the Montana Department of Justice has documented 10 incidents of physical abuse by MDC
http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/dsd/institutions.shtml staff against clients.

Prosecutors recently filed felony charges against a Montana Developmental Center psychiatric aide who admitted to smashing a client’s head into a wall, marking the latest in a string of problems at the state-run facility responsible for housing intellectually disabled adults.

The Jefferson County Attorney’s Office alleges that MDC staffer Sheldon Moffett "charged" at a client on Sept. 27, causing him to sustain a gash that required five staples to close.

Since December, the Montana Department of Justice has documented 10 incidents of physical abuse by MDC staff against clients. According to information compiled by Disability Rights Montana http://www.disabilityrightsmt.org , which is empowered by federal law to scrutinize MDC and receives DOJ investigatory findings, other episodes include a staffer throwing a client to the ground, causing him to break his clavicle, and an MDC employee backhanding a client in the genitals while playing a game called "nut checking."

By Jessica Mayrer

Full Story: http://missoulanews.bigskypress.com/missoula/disability/Content?oid=2099445

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