CBS 2 News
Chicago runs
story on the
Kiley
Developmental
Center
Kiley
Developmental
Center is a
state run
institution
located in
Waukegan,
Illinois.
Kiley, like
other
Illinois
facilities,
has
been under
investigation
by
Equip for
Equality,
which is an
oversight
agency
investigating
abuse and
neglect.
On June 5,
2008, 10 pm,
CBS Channel
2 in Chicago
interviewed
one family's
tragedy in
2002 over the death
of their son
at Kiley.
CBS also
interviewed
Equip for
Equality and
highlighted
the problems
that
Illinois
has at its other
facilities.
Many states
have
downsized
and closed
their
institutional
facilities
for persons
with
developmental
disabilities.
Illinois is
unable to
maintain
both an
institutional
and
community
based
system.
Downsizing
of state
facilities
and
redirecting
needed funds
to community
programs
needs to
take place.
Click on the
link below
to view/read
the story
from the
Channel 2
website. If
you click
the play
button
within the
video box on
the upper
right hand
portion of
the webpage,
you can see
the
broadcast
footage.
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