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CIR’s California Watch again named finalist for Pulitzer Prize

April 15, 2013, 12:05 PM
Broken Shield investigation that exposed patient abuse at state developmental centers a top contender for journalism's highest honor. + read more
Daily Report: Health & Welfare

Lawmakers mull next steps for developmental centers

April 11, 2013, 7:09 PM
SACRAMENTO – State lawmakers weighed today whether to appoint an inspector general to oversee state centers for the developmentally disabled and close a center in Sonoma where patients suffered the worst instances of abuse, neglect and sexual assaults. During a daylong hearing, members... + read more
Daily Report: Health & Welfare

Independent oversight proposed for developmental centers

April 10, 2013, 5:19 PM
The state’s influential legislative analyst is recommending that the California Legislature create an independent Office of Inspector General to monitor state developmental centers where police failed to properly investigate patient deaths, abuse, sexual assault and neglect. The proposal... + read more
Daily Report: Public Safety

Broken Shield series wins two IRE awards

April 10, 2013, 8:17 AM
The Center for Investigative Reporting’s California Watch today scored two top national awards from Investigative Reporters and Editors for a series that exposed shoddy practices by an internal police force patrolling California’s developmental centers for the disabled. The series... + read more
Daily Report: Health & Welfare

Join our discussion on Pomona's developmental center

March 25, 2013, 6:20 PM
California Watch invites you to share your insights and experiences regarding the Lanterman Developmental Center in Pomona. On April 3, reporter Ryan Gabrielson, who has covered the state’s developmental centers in his series Broken Shield, will participate in a discussion on topics ranging... + read more
Daily Report: Public Safety

Gabrielson wins top honor for police reporting

March 12, 2013, 8:05 AM
Reporter Ryan Gabrielson has won a national award for excellence in police reporting for exposing the shoddy practices of an internal police force patrolling California’s developmental centers for the disabled. Gabrielson, who covers law and order for California Watch and its parent... + read more
Daily Report: Health & Welfare, Public Safety

New director to take over troubled Sonoma disability center

March 7, 2013, 5:38 PM
A former employee of the Sonoma Developmental Center has been tapped to head California’s largest full-time care facility for the severely disabled, at a time when the institution is struggling to reinvent itself in the wake of patient abuse scandals. The Department of Developmental... + read more
Daily Report: Public Safety

CIR’s California Watch wins Polk award for second straight year

February 18, 2013, 12:05 AM
We are proud to write today that the Center for Investigative Reporting’s California Watch has won the George Polk Award for our series exposing flaws in the way a special state police force handles crimes against the developmentally disabled. It is the second consecutive year that... + read more
Daily Report: Health & Welfare

What’s your ideal future for the Sonoma Developmental Center?

February 6, 2013, 6:05 AM
At a Jan. 30 community forum on the future of the Sonoma Developmental Center, a few themes consistently surfaced in the conversation with residents, families and workers at the board-and-care facility for the developmentally disabled. The Sonoma center has come under fire after an investigation by... + read more
Daily Report: Health & Welfare

Sonoma disability center staff weighs in on abuse claims

January 31, 2013, 11:09 AM
SONOMA – California’s largest full-time care center for the severely disabled needs more staff and accountability to correct major internal breakdowns that led to dozens of cases of alleged patient abuse, staff members said Wednesday at a public forum. The Sonoma Developmental... + read more
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