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Autistic Texan Dies in Bondage and Isolation After Being Committed to State Hospital
Loaded on Feb. 2, 2023
by Jo Ellen Nott
Filed under:
Restraints,
Excessive Force (Wrongful Death),
Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement.
Location:
Texas.
by Jo Ellen Nott
Justin Reeder, 32, died alone in a restraint chair at North Texas State Hospital (NTSH) on September 17, 2022. That night, staff could not control a spell of aggressive agitation Reeder was experiencing. So they strapped him into a four-point mechanical restraint chair, wheeled …
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