The Nation - News from Aug. 14, 1987
Citing a litany of abuse and neglect at the Fort Worth State School, U.S. District Judge Barefoot Sanders found the state of Texas in contempt of court for violating a 1983 order to upgrade conditions at facilities for the mentally retarded. In a 93-page ruling, Sanders accused the state of violating the students’ constitutional rights by denying them adequate services, medical care, dignity and protection from abuse.
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