Rhode Island
US Department of Justice settles with R.I. over ‘warehousing’ of children at Bradley Hospital
Governor McKee has agreed to make sweeping changes to address accusations that Rhode Island was violating the law by keeping children in state care at Bradley Hospital for months or years after they were ready to be discharged.
The findings from the DOJ, announced back in May , found that the Department of Children, Youth and Families had “warehoused” children in state care at Bradley Hospital in East Providence for longer than necessary because of poor discharge planning a... [3036 chars]