Canton police respond to 2 'significant incidents' at controversial therapy center

A disturbance at the Judge Rotenberg Educational Center — infamous for its use of a divisive treatment — sent two residents ...
STAT

As FDA misses deadline on electric shock ban, disability advocates speak out

The FDA has missed a self-imposed deadline to ban the use of electrical shock devices in people with intellectual ...

Police respond to multiple incidents at controversial shock-device facility

When police arrived, a resident struck an officer in the back of the head and fled while holding a piece of glass.
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Appeals court overturns FDA’s ban of electric shock device

In a 2-1 decision, a federal court of appeals in Washington, DC struck down the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) ban on electrical stimulation devices (ESDs) used at a single facility in ...
WTKR

FDA bans shock device used on mentally disabled patients

Federal officials on Wednesday banned electrical shock devices used to discourage aggressive, self-harming behavior in patients with mental disabilities. The announcement from the Food and Drug ...