#StopTheShock
…electric shock devices. But the JRC did not start to follow the rule. Instead, the JRC sued the FDA so they could keep hurting people with disabilities. The JRC took…
April 9, 2018
Search Results for: JRC – Page 2
The Judge Rotenberg Center on Trial, Part One
…program; and JRC founder Dr. Matthew Israel, who at the time of the incident was the JRC’s Program Director. Presiding over the case is the Honorable Barbara Dortch-Okara, Justice of…
April 16, 2012
The Judge Rotenberg Center on Trial, Part Two
…JRC had been a “terrible idea.” The day ended with a shift in the discussion, away from the actual incident at JRC and Dr. Whaley’s expert opinion on it and…
April 17, 2012
July 2012 Newsletter
…front of the Massachusetts State House and then in front of JRC’s campus in Canton, MA itself in order to urge an end to aversives and the closure of JRC….
July 22, 2012
Writing a #StopTheShock Op-Ed
…other developmental disabilities, in an institution called the Judge Rotenberg Center. The JRC is the only place in the United States that uses this device. The JRC uses the GED…
March 18, 2019
#StopTheShock: The Judge Rotenberg Center, Torture, and How We can Stop It
…the DC Circuit Court overturned the ban. That means the JRC can keep using the devices. We’re still fighting to make sure that no one is tortured at the JRC….
June 25, 2020
Action Alert: URGENT #StopTheShock Phone Action — Call Now!
…torture disabled people at the Judge Rotenberg Center (JRC). For years, our community has been advocating to the FDA about the need for a ban. This new bill would make…
June 11, 2024
ASAN Statement On JRC At Association for Behavior Analysis International Conference
…torture of disabled students at the Judge Rotenberg Center, remove the JRC as a sponsor, vendor, and presenter, and bar them from future conferences. We further demand that ABAI engage…
May 22, 2015
Action Alert: ABAI endorses torture, and we can’t let them rest.
…with the truth about the JRC and ABA, and demand that ABAI denounce the JRC and remove them as a sponsor, vendor, and presenter. Use the hashtag #StopTheShock to let…
May 24, 2022
May 2012 Newsletter
…that JRC had complied with medical standards of care and that JRC’s treatment of Andre was reasonable. While the jury was deliberating, the case was settled for an undisclosed amount….
May 18, 2012