"All individuals with developmental disabilities will have the option to use community-based services provided in the least restrictive setting appropriate to their needs." The statement above is from the NJ Division of Developmental Disabilities' Olmstead Plan "Path to Progress." To read the full text of the Plan, go to http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/ddd/publications/JSOlmPlanFinal.pdf Living Under a Violent Shadow by Susan K. Livio and Ted Sherman Published in the Star Ledger on November 4, 2002, this Special Project describes conditions at New Lisbon at the time the U.S. Department of Justice was conducting its investigation. http://www.nj.com/specialprojects/index.ssf/specialprojects/mental/mental2.html On April 8, 2003, the U.S. Department of Justice reported the results of its investigation into conditions at the New Lisbon Developmental Center. By then, Frankie had been at New Lisbon for 9 years. To read the DOJ's report, go to http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/split/documents/newlisbon_finding_letter.pdf
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